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Am 17.05.2010 14:44, schrieb Warp:
> Thus I think I wouldn't be really wrong when I say "it's not the current
> that kills you, it's the electrical power transfer (over time)".
No, normally not.
Electrical power transfer /per se/ can kill by either electrolysis or
excessive heat.
Most people killed by electricity die of cardiac arrest though, which is
caused neither by current nor by voltage, but primarily by a "suitable"
frequency (though of course a certain V=I*R threshold must be exceeded
as well).
Mains does not provide enough power to do much harm via /power
transfer/, even with prolonged exposure: While it typically does cause
burns at the point of contact, it takes high-voltage lines to inflict
really serious burns - and even then they're not necessarily fatal.
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