What is dangerous to a person, amps or volts?

Subject: What is dangerous to a person, amps or volts?

Date: Thu Jun 4 15:42:33 1998
Posted by Niall Bryan
Grade level: other
School: Pacific University
City: Portland State/Province: OR
Country: No country entered.
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 896992953.Eg

Message:


One hears a phrase (usually in the movies) such as, "He took 50,000 
volts!"  I've heard, however, that it is actually the amperage that 
determines how dangerous an electrical current is.  What is the case?

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