general electricity question

[Franklinnn 10+ year member]

I was talking with my girlfriend about electricity (i shocked her because of a lot of buildup in a fleece blanket- and it hurt like hell)

I was explaining a little about volts/amps/and watts

and how you COULD get shocked at 10,000 volts, but like .0001a and not feel it, but could be killed by 1volt at 10,000a.

is that correct? its been a while since ive been in a physics class and know a fair amount of car audio. just curious.

And the big question that had me bogged is:

what are the properties of the shock in most static shocks in daily used (like socks on carpet+door knobs) like volts,amps,joules,watts any such. it would be great!!

i know it may be easy for some, but i am curious to know.

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[drtjmpr909 10+ year member]

Its not really the voltage that produces the shock harmful to the body, it is the current. That said, a current as low as 3mA could prove fatal in some cases.

Most ESD(electro-static discharge) is around .010 mA

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

yeah even 1mA can hurt you

voltage is the path way for current.

 

[traksta15 10+ year member]

i shock myself EVERY damm time i get out of my truck

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

i shock myself EVERY damm time i get out of my truck

grab the door before you stand up...

 

[PIITB Wut Wut 10+ year member]

i shock myself EVERY damm time i get out of my truck

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[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Grab a hold of your spark plugs and wires while your vehicle is running.

 

[97gp 5,000+ posts]

Grab a hold of your spark plugs and wires while your vehicle is running.

Do it all the time, feels good man.

 

[I Like Waffle]

Do it all the time, feels good man.

Lol, i had a friend grab the main coil wire on my car one time, stung like a mofo i bet.

 

[97gp 5,000+ posts]

Pics of GF now faggot!

 

[Franklinnn 10+ year member]

so how many volts would an average shock have?