Electronic Brain Stimulation - I have some questions about the safety of it

[Didier A. Depireux]

madhatter <mad_hatter at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> If you've read that page, you'll know that it uses a 9v. Do you think this
> is safe? I'm really concerned, and somewhat scared of trying this again,
> though I'm also really curious.

Do you know you can easily kill yourself with a 9-V battery. Insert a needle
in one of your left fingers, and in one of your right fingers. By inserting
a needle, you can make the impedance in the couple of Ohms range. I = V/R,
and with R below 18 Ohms, and V = 9 volts, you get 1/2 Amp through your
heart, which is guaranteed to stop your heart. If you time it well, though, a
few mA will stop your heart too, so you only need the resistance to be below
1 kOhm and some luck with the timing.

I am not sure what current you need to fry your brain, though. 

Actually, 
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1999-50.html

						Didier

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