>         I wonder too why most of the rest of the world uses the 50Hz and
220
> voltage instead of the 60Hz and 110v.  The line losses might be less at
> higher voltages but I would also assume you get "shocked" only once with
> 220.

Nope, 50 times a second. And as often as you touch it, which can be quite a
number of times if, as in my case, your are not a donkey. (Dutch proverb: a
donkey will hurt itself only once on the same stone).
Wouter

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