i think the 50/60hz thing is why americans do that whole pounding on the chest thing before starting CPR. meant to restart the heart so i hear if it gets stunned by 60hz. take it with several kilos of salt i think -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of James Nick Sears Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 5:15 AM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [EE:] curious Live wire experiment Be careful, Andrea. I think the rule with high voltages and the human body is that there ultimately is no rule and that anything can happen. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads