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Old 05-04-2010 | 02:13 PM
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pe reivers
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Default RE: Electrocution

In order to be lethal, the heart must get current in excess of 50mA, not voltage, and it must be sustained. Neither of these two requirements is fulfilled by a spark ignition coil which produces its energy by producing extremely high voltage at extremely low currents, for an extremely short duration.
Unpleasant? Yes. Lethal? No way.