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effect of electricity on human beings

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how much resistance does our skin develop to electricity?
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Re: effect of electricity on human beings

Post by rmarz »

praneeth1 - This is a complex question, and every human body is different. If you simply do an internet search on "electrical resistance of human skin" you will find several excellent references that describe many of the variables, and talk to the physiology of electrical shock.

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