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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scott DeWar" data-source="post: 5900607" data-attributes="member: 49929">As an electrician who has been 'bit' I might have a useable thought. Bear in mind I am trained in avoiding getting shocked, but stuff still happens.As mentioned, its the amperage that damages. 15 milliamps I believe, for 7 milliseconds. not a whole lot. what the problem is, is the persons natural resistance, quite often in the mega ohms; thus requiring 90 + volts at the least.Jolt might be 125 v for 1 ms for damage of 1-painful, aggravating, potentially an accumulation of serious damage.240v can be very serious but, the damage of shocking grasp is a rather large jump so I would guess it to be more like 480v., which I have heard reliable witnesses say left  them sitting for a few minutes after being knocked on their butts, slobbering and twitching. An average commoner would have been hurt or killed.The next  jump is even greater in damage-lightning bolt- which i see akin to 50,000v for the distance it must arc vs the resistance in air. Furthermore, I see ac arc of this nature to be multiple entry points to cross the more deadlier of paths such as hand to hand for a heart/lung interruption and potentially death for most common people.Does any of this help?</blockquote>