Message Forum: Re: The Real-Life Human Torch

Re: The Real-Life Human Torch

Posted By: Lee, on host 86.139.105.104
Date: Saturday, October 8, 2005, at 10:41:51
In Reply To: Re: The Real-Life Human Torch posted by Aragh on Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at 16:53:46:

> I got shocked with 100,000 volts from a tesla coil the other day
> and it just tingled, because the current was something measly.

Tesla current is high frequency current and is constrained by the skin effect. You would only feel a tingle even if several amps were flowing.

Lee.

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Message:	> > I got shocked with 100,000 volts from a tesla coil the other day > > and it just tingled, because the current was something measly. > > Tesla current is high frequency current and is constrained by the skin effect. You would only feel a tingle even if several amps were flowing. > > Lee.
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