On 28 March 2015 at 01:09, Ryan O'Connor wrote: > I don't understand it. I measured my slightly sweaty skin and it had a > resistance of about 1Mohm per inch. How can it create a short? > > You don't HAVE to understand it, as long as you believe the warnings long enough to live to be old enough to learn that they are true :-) :-(. Edison used DC distribution - and publicly made capital out of how much safer than AC he claimed it to be . Too many of his line staff found out how fatally dangerous it could be :-(. Avoiding electric shock generally is a good idea [tm].. I've had numerous 230 VAC shocks - nothing at the full "holding on with both hands" level, but enough to be increasingly careful with age. I've had DC shocks (fewer) - including a 1200V DC one in my early teens that could have been fatal but only gave me a nasty wack. And a very few RF burns for completeness. Some people only manage the one that kills them. Russell --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .