At 01:05 PM 13/02/2012, you wrote: >On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Spehro Pefhany=20 > wrote: > While I don't=20 >doubt that subcutaneous probes placed in close=20 >proximity > to the heart (on either side) could=20 >=C2 cause fibrillation with relatively > low=20 >voltage (perhaps as low as 2.7V), if you really=20 >wanted to kill someone > I would think=20 >bludgeoning them with the capacitor itself would=20 >be a more > efficient approach. My thesis on=20 >brute force cryptography had a short section on=20 >rubber-hose cryptography. Sounds familiar. --=20 >Martin K. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ &=20 >list archive View/change your membership options=20 >at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist As in this xkcd comic? http://xkcd.com/538/ --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .