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ENGNR
1369 days ago
25 kilovolts+, and pretty high amps!
Most people made them from CRT computer monitors back in the day
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kadoban
1369 days ago
Nice, that's definitely in "nope" territory for me, but sounds like something I'd love to watch from a distance.
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JoeAltmaier
1369 days ago
Or about the same as the shock you get from touching a doorknob after scuffing your feet on the carpet.
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kadoban
1369 days ago
Except in that case it lasts for 0 seconds, which is why you don't die. Something that's trying to use it to fly, that seems unlikely to be how it works.
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klyrs
1369 days ago
In voltage, you're right. In amperage, you're dead.
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