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Originally Posted by Kerbin
You can have 1 volt at 30amps and your toast.
You can have 20,000 volts at .5 amp and you will feel the tingle.
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What a crock of shit.
With a potential of 1 volt it would be impossible to create any significant current through any part of the body.
While the voltage potential has little to do with the potential fatality 20kV / 0.5A is certainly 100% deadly.
Depending on the path of the current and the health of the person the hazard start around 0.03 Amp (30mA).
According to CDC (Center for Decease Control) 0.05A (50mA) through the heart is usually deadly.
So if at 10 times that current you only feel a tingle you are more man than most.