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Subject: Re: electrical  deaths
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:17:07 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:14:56 -0500, Edward Rawde wrote:

> "john larkin" <JL@gct.com> wrote in message
> news:iv1dkj1d8qa5cvm4r5b7mbehcot0lnd057@4ax.com...
>> https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Age-adjusted-mortality-rates-from-
electrical-injuries-per-1-million-population-European_fig1_221916189
>>
>> The US (0.63 PPM) is probably low partly because we have mostly 120
>> volt gadgets. I usually wire boxes hot, and get tickled now and then,
>> no big deal.
>>
>> Some countries are astounding.
>>
>>
> 240V AC never did me any harm.
> 
> I first remember it when I moved a lamp in the loft (attic) which my
> father had left there with the base off with live contacts exposed.
> It was unpleasant but not harmful. I only just manage to avoid putting
> my foot through the ceiling.
> 
> Later I was moving out of a flat (apartment) and we couldn't find the
> keys to turn the power off.
> The removal guys refused to disconnect the cooker (stove) live so I did
> it for them.

Same here. Having dry skin helps a lot. There are still two real dangers 
though: wetness in whatever form and accidentally poking your finger into 
a socket where there's a live strand sticking out which punctures your 
skin. That's when you can *really* get a belt!