High voltages (was a new BBS...)

23 Sep 2008

...
   [...]; a shock
that goes up one leg and down the other can indeed go
 near the heart - there are major blood vessels going pretty much
 straight from the legs to the heart.  Yeah, but it's been a *loooong* time
since I worked on electronics
 gear with my feet.  My aging eyesight just won't let me maneuver
 those little parts with my toes... :) 
Heh.  Yeah, it's not all that relevant to computer work; the commonest
way of getting shocked between legs is perhaps to be standing on wet
ground near a lightning strike - unless both legs are at equal
distances (well, equal potentials - you need to compensate for
non-uniform ground conductivity), there can be enough voltage between
feet to send a significant jolt up one leg and down the other.

(So, if you're caught outside in a lightning storm, balance on one leg,
or at least keep your feet as close together as you can. :)

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High voltages (was a new BBS...)