logoalt Hacker News

HPsquared01/22/20252 repliesview on HN

So it's not the Amps that get you, but the Coulombs? Or is it the Joules?


Replies

myrmidon01/22/2025

Lethality of electricity is multi-dimensional, trying to reduce it to a single quantity does not really work (exposure time and electrical frequency are very important).

tuetuopay01/22/2025

neither. even a shortcut saying like "total energy delivered" is not accurate, because it depends on how it is delivered and how it dissipates.

styropyro made a fascinating (if terrifying) video about it

show 1 reply