Franz Heymann wrote:
"Druss" wrote in message
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"Jason Pope" wrote in message
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I never said pacemaker! Some people are arrythmic and a shock could
stop
the heart.


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A surprisingly large number of people die from licking the electrodes of
batteries every year, basically a shock of the order of milli amps
and/or
milli volts is actually enough to kill, the timing just needs to be

precise,

and the person somewhat unlucky.


And, more importantly, the current path has to pass through the heart
if it
is to affect the beating of the heart muscle.

Franz

So you're saying nobody could ever possibly die from licking the electrodes
of a battery, since the current would be confined to the tongue. Never mind
some people simply have to die to learn.
Duncan