• Question: Why is a 12-volt household battery harmless, but the shock from a 12-volt car battery will kill you?

    Asked by anon-225816 to Sameed, Jose, joannabarstow, Heidi, Chris on 21 Nov 2019.
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      Sameed Muhammed answered on 21 Nov 2019:

      It is not the voltage that kills you but the current. A 12-volt household battery cannot provide enough current, but a car batter (which has a lot more power) can provide such a high current.

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