Im an electrician and i know 480 volts will kill you instantly! So how does a police issued taser which delivers 50,000 volts not???

The device can deliver up to 50,000 volts in an open air arc only, it does not deliver that much voltage to a person's body. It's average is 1,200 volts.

Answered by kgb agent Leslie K on Thursday, June 09 2011 at 04:11PM EDT
Source: www.cbc.ca/...

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