CoLdFuSi0n Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 i can't stop laughing everytime i read this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soppychunk Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Yeah; it is a bit sad but yeah is pretty funny.I know peeps who put the 9volt batterys onto there touques to see if they are still working or not; i some times wonder if that could kill them? no, 9 volts to the tounge shouldn't kill you, I've done like 40 in my science class. It just like fried 2 spots on my tounge and felt really funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aem4162 Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 well a pacemaker is enough to change your heartbeat, and how much voltage/amperage does that produce? ;) pacer stuff up to around 4v when it kicks in...but you don't feel it *anita looks at her multimeter and smiles...SHE knows how to treat it right* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyout Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Whoever said that its a job for the Mythbusters... thats a pretty good idea In electronics class they tell you to ground yourself, and try not to touch things to complete a current...with your body(i.e. open circuts/metal) http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/Sample_Pr...aw/ohmslaw.html I is current(Amps) which is what others stated before kills you....because its like how much goes at one time through you....(wavelength) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannes Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 old but funny yet so sad. a life shouldn't end this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 I think not... the wattage is nowhere near strong enuf.. he must have had a prior hart problemI've been electrecuted by a capasiter from a TV tube... and I was fine... ok.. so my back made a large hole in the wall I was thrown against.. but I did'nt die But you got some brain damage, judging by your spelling. :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetGX Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 i can't stop laughing everytime i read this thread What the.... Dude someone died I don't think it is funny at all... I bet the relatives of the person who died think it's really funny too why not go and laugh with them.. I think it is just sick if you think it is even slightly funny.. Come on people someone died.. It may be a while ago but still respect should be shown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 What the.... Dude someone died I don't think it is funny at all... I bet the relatives of the person who died think it's really funny too why not go and laugh with them..I think it is just sick if you think it is even slightly funny.. Come on people someone died.. It may be a while ago but still respect should be shown i don't think hes laughing becase the guy died, he laughing at the assmonks who are laughing at the guy dieng. they are assmonks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECEGatorTuro Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Well I was going to explain how that would be impossible to kill yourself with a 9V battery but the Darwin article explained more of the story that was not mentioned in the thread. If you try this, take a multimeter and measure your body's resistance. I have done this several times and typically I get 1.5-2MOhm readings between both hands. If you put a 9V load across your hands, you're pulling such little current that it's not going to do a damn thing to you. However, as the article suggested, the body may have a much much lower internal and since this guy piecered his skin on purpose with the probes, his resistance may have decresed quite a bit and drawn more current from the battery. Also, your resistance (skin and internal) is highly affected by your electrolyte balance and how hydrated you are at the time. Remember people, V=IR!! :D PS: Touching a 9V battery to your tongue is perfectly OK and I do this on a daily basis to see how 'strong' the battery is before I use them in wireless mics in my job. All it does is make your tounge muscles twitch. PSS: An even cooler trick is to take your multimeter and place it on a voltage measurement setting (around the 2millivolt range setting) and touch the probes to your temples. You actually get some voltage readings and if yuo start thinking about stuff, the voltages start to swing around rapidly. Very fun stuff! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza Veteran Posted June 26, 2004 Veteran Share Posted June 26, 2004 How unfortunate :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 well if your gona attach it to your temples what do you expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitteny_berk Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 PSS: An even cooler trick is to take your multimeter and place it on a voltage measurement setting (around the 2millivolt range setting) and touch the probes to your temples. You actually get some voltage readings and if yuo start thinking about stuff, the voltages start to swing around rapidly. Very fun stuff! :yes: but don't pierce the skin :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackima Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Well here we have a clasic example of electricity passing through solutes....og course electricity flows through metals cause of the delocalised electrons due to nature of metallic bonding....but if the electricty is passed through a solute (where the solution contains molecules which are ionically bonded.....so sugar molecules are a no no cause they are covalent) electricty passes thri=ough it nice a quick because the ions seperate into postive and negative ions and therefore allow current to pass betweent he two probes....and of course because he was doing two thumbs the electricty would pass through the heart hence he died, cause if he had just done two fingers on the same hand he would just be ina bit of pain......arghh.....what am I doing????? GCSE's are over.......don't need to know this stuff anymore......suffering.......work....withdrawal............help :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEvan Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 That's sad, but pretty funnay :laugh: When I was little I used to put a 9v battery in my thong to see what happened :blink: you put it in your thong huh? First of all, thats pretty nasty that you wear man thongs. Second, thats pretty nasty that you tried to zap your twig and berries. Remind me to stay away from you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syanide Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 it reminds me of that one CSI episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbob Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Poor sailor man. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocklea Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 damn that is sad. Really farked up way to die if u ask me. May he RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incubusdaemon Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 If I remember right, Yes, it could kill him, but not if he were measuring the resistance. Ohmmeters use current and measure voltage to extrapolate resistance. An ohmmeter could not send enough current to kill you, I don't think. According to this website, the original ohmmeters used voltage and measured current. That is less accurate because you disturb the voltage of the DUT (device under test) enough to affect the resistance, especially if the resistance is low. It's because the voltage across the leads themselves don't affect the resistance of the total circuit. I'd assume the navy would use the more accurate type that use a small current. A complete explanation of why you'd want to use current an not voltage to measure resistance would take a page. Explanation of Ohmmeter thus, I say it's a hoax/BS MacGgyver 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 poor sailor :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimm2 Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 i can't stop laughing everytime i read this thread Death is not a funny thing to be laughing at stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGgyver Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 No way this happened as stated. No way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S. Veteran Posted January 26, 2015 Veteran Share Posted January 26, 2015 No way this happened as stated. No way. Hi and welcome to Neowin. In the future, please do not resurrect 11 years old threads. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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