[akham]

Originally Posted by Mr.NoCredit ↗

12 volts got him!

I’ve got an 80 amp fuse installed for the air compressor in my car. It’s not the voltage that killed him it’s the amperage. Who’d think you could die from a 12 volt system!?!

The chance of being killed by 12v is almost zero. Its so low than you need to be looking for other explanations. (Occam's Razor)

Notice how the plate the bike was sitting on started to raise just as the guy got electrocuted? Whatever powers that is almost certainly mains voltage, not 12v, and it looks to me like he got fried when he touched that.

There’s a video here of a guy who died from touching his car after it rained. He’s standing on wet pavement and touches something on or in his car that shocks him to death.

What evidence was there that it was 12v that killed him, or is that just an assumption?

The use of low voltage is so widespread for a reason. It is extremely safe. For there to be any possibility of even a shock that hurts, let alone kills, the victim's usual skin resistance needs to be drastically reduced. That's possible if the victim is in very conductive water, for example. It is possible for circumstances to conspire to make 12v dangerous, but outright lethality - while possible - is extremely rare.

(Hey, when I was young and stupid I grabbed on to 240v AC by accident. My skin resistance was high enough that it only felt like a 50Hz vibration. No pain at all, certainly didn't hurt or kill me. Now, if my skin resistance was lower, or I was in water .... )

[Necrotic Bowel]

Electricity is the tool of Satan.

This explains everything and nothing so it must be correct

[rohmell]

His family might seek reparations for what happened while the cycle was undergoing reparacions.

[Caf002]

Originally Posted by rohmell ↗

He wasn't Long for this world.

That was my line!

[William May]

I did a safety report on electrical shock when I worked on the safety team at Learjet. Less than 35 v DC is not fatal at all. That is why military and aircraft typically used 24 volt power systems. That is the highest they can go and still not kill people all the time. It was the AC power that was more dangerous, at even the lowest level. A few microamps of AC power, and you are DONE. It interferes with the heart's electrical system. Although if you have a defibrillator to reestablish the heart rhythm, they can frequently be saved by a jolt from that to get them back on track.

But if all you have is a guava plant, then you are fucked.

[akham]

Originally Posted by William May ↗

I did a safety report on electrical shock when I worked on the safety team at Learjet.

I'm still struggling with the idea of you holding any sort of responsible job.

I guess those Colombian qualifications are highly sought after!

It was the AC power that was more dangerous, at even the lowest level. A few microamps of AC power, and you are DONE.

Yep. There's no way he would be able to handle 60 cycles per second.

But if all you have is a guava plant, then you are fucked.

That would be a great bumper sticker, especially on a Lear.

That and "If you can see this you are violating FAA separation minima" on the APU door.

[akham]

Originally Posted by Caf002 ↗

That was my line!

OK, but What's My Line?

[DarkSighted]

It was a pretty smooth move I thought, the standing up. Then the ragdolling. I mean, if you're not generally ready to make a move like that it could cause a lil' headrush by itself. But yeah, circumstances conspired (at whatever voltage) and whatever it was, it was too much. 'Nighties.

[MorinoR]

I agree, it's most likely the electrical current from the lift that hit him but it wasn't strong obviously; he suffered cardiac arrest or something similar.