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Unread 09-13-2004, 06:25 PM   #23
DrMemory
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Originally Posted by jaydee116
12V @ 600amp is enough to make a cat jump.
Not it's not. The resitance of the cats body will keep current flow at VERY low levels (it's called Ohms law, you need to study it). So low that it will not feel it at all. It's the main reason cars use 12V batteries (electric cars use much higher, and truely dangerous battery voltages). It takes a skin puncture (or direct connection to a wet tongue) to lower the body resistance enough to feel it. Even then you will not be able to pass 600 amps through it.

Last edited by DrMemory; 09-13-2004 at 06:51 PM.
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