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Originally Posted by COLVERT

I didn't mention that as I though it was well known.--

Do not assume - the standard of education in schools especially in science subjects is not what it was.
It is a current of around 100mA which can kill you. Can be lower if the path goes through the heart which is a low resistance organ.
As I said before it is current that kills not voltage. If you are well insulated many hundreds of volts is not a problem. As Borg Wagner said in #21 - volts jolt, mills kills