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  • totally depends on conditions.

    for a typical dry adult hand with a moderate to heavy amount of calloused skin, it’s around 100k Ω. add any type of moisture or water like sweat it will be far less.

    btw did you know the skin is the primary conduit of electrical conductively? only HV is a real danger to your organs because it permeates through all tissue.

    side note. the internal resistance of the human body sits around 200-400 Ω.

    so, what’s the resistance of a 16 gauge plate of aluminum that’s 9 feet long? in all honesty it’s probably more likely to be 22 gauge though. which one would have the lower resistance?




  • the gauge of metal the pole is made from is pretty thin. on top of that, it’s very likely to be made from aluminum.

    if electricity follows the path of least resistance, it would be through the person.

    1. 70% water
    2. large contact surface
    3. typically two points of contact from lower to upper. this is why you need to lower the wire as low as you can down the center of the pole with most of the insulation still on. you want to force the electricity to travel as far as possible until someone touches it.