Sean H. Breheny wrote:

> Just because the supply is capable of 100mA doesn't mean that 100mA
> actually went through you.  Hand-to-hand "resistance" varies greatly.

  I find it quite unlikely that at that (open-circuit) voltage, it would
deliver its full current limit, since it would easily arc *through* any
skin resistance and body resistance is only in the order of hundreds of
ohms.

  It's an interesting story of a very *lucky* Van Hoof.  I'll bet he was
sporting burns for a while.
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  Cheers,
        Paul B.