• Dave@lemmy.nz
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    9 months ago

    Would the person feel anything? Presumably the electricity would flow through the metal as path of least resistance?

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        9 months ago

        I used to burn paper with a 9 volt and a paperclip. Good times

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          9 months ago

          Why would you spread incorrect information so confidently? You’re absolutely wrong. A 9 volt will get hot in a few seconds when shorted.

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            9 months ago

            I used to put small coins on the terminals til they got super hot, then drop the coin on the desk in front of them. When they go to pick it up, it burns them. Peak comedy.

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          9 months ago

          I mean, someone with a septum piercing could confirm this pretty fast.

          Pretty sure it would be nice and toasty inside 30 seconds.

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      9 months ago

      They prob wouldn’t get shocked but the ring and battery will get very hot very quick as there i pretty much no resistance wich means there is a lot of current flowing.

      Someone else in the comments claimed to have calculated a resistance of 0.2 ohms.

      I=U÷R

      9V ÷ 0.2Ω = 45A

      45 amps is a lot of current to flow through a nose ring. I don’t know how much that is in heat but i’d expect you to get burned from it

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        9 months ago

        You won’t get more than a few mA out of an alkaline, but heat does build up. (Internal resistance)

        A NiMH on the other and can give over 10 amps. They’re a seriously risky thing to leave around loose metal bits. Or attached to thin wires.