• Question: Which is worse 10Volts or being run over by a car

    Asked by beethoven22 to Rhod, Matt H, Matthew, Helen, Chia-Yu on 20 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Matt Carnie

      Matt Carnie answered on 20 Jun 2013:


      Well 10 volts isn’t that high and would probably only give you a mild shock. Being run over by a car would definitely hurt more!

    • Photo: Chia-Yu Lin

      Chia-Yu Lin answered on 20 Jun 2013:


      Being run over by a car is worse than being shocked by 10 volt. Current passes our body by 10 volt is minimal, so the damage is rather small as compared with being run over by a car.

    • Photo: Helen Pritchard-Smith

      Helen Pritchard-Smith answered on 25 Jun 2013:


      Definitely choose the 10V over the car. You are able to ground a certain amount of electrical current through your body – hence people surviving being hit by lightening. People tend not to survive being run over by a car!

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