Wojo 2,453 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 A USB cord is still a dangerous live electrical cord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 She must have been sucking on it long enough to let saliva enter the connector and complete the electrical circuit. Otherwise, there's no possibility of receiving a shock from such a device (unless, of course, the device was malfunctioning). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 Certainly, that's what little kids do, they suck on objects that are in easy reach. The voltage of a USB cord is low, but the resistance of a wet mouth is low, which draws a high current, causing shock and or burns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 USB is 5 volt 0.5 amp. That is less power than a car battery. It's not even slightly fatal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 Feel free to stick your USB cords in your mouth, and report back with your findings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Sure. There must have been a fault with this equipment that put way too much current into the child. 5v 0.5a. We're talking about a level of powe comparable to about 4x AA batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 my cat play with my mouse cord dangling from the table sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 KM you need to update your signature in light of the new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I usually try and keep anything that plugs into electrical appliances or carries a possible electrical current out of my mouth and away from my kids as well.Well until they at least reached the age where they knew better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 I've stuck a key in the socket before and lived. <checks> Yea, I've got a pulse.I also went to plug a two-pronged non-polarized plug into a socket in the dark, and ended up sticking the left prong in the right slot, with my finger against the right prong. The act of getting shocked felt like pushing two north magnets together, only stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I've stuck a key in the socket before and lived. <checks> Yea, I've got a pulse. Trying this out in the US 120V socket is OK (that doesn't mean do it because you could be in circumstances that will fry you). Not sure about 220/230 Euro/Asia ones, I would hope they have very high quality insulation and wiring and safety features. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I accidentally touched the electric fence of one of my rabbit enclosures.I had a Jurassic deja-vu. Not funny at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I've been shocked before thru faulty electrical equipment. One time I was changing a light above on an old kitchen vent, standing on a chair, and the force of the jolt threw me off and into a cabinet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Holy shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 Was it like that Pepsi commercial, where you got up saying "I'm good" with scorch marks down your face?Because if it wasn't, that would suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Fortunately there were no marks and I should add that I was 9 or 10 years old and small. But yeah, it scared the hell out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 dammed my cat does have new hobby of chewing on the cables connected to my PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 In 2006, I switched my light on in my room and noticed it flickering. I stood right beneath it and looked up at it. I then walked away from it only to hear it explode right behind me. If I'd remained in that previous position any longer, I'd be blind today. I still shiver thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I've had that happen before as well. And for that very reason those mercury-"eco-friendly" lights freak the shite out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I was climbing over a fence to escape dinosaurs when some bitch turned the power back on and the force threw my stunt double to the ground where I was revived by Alan Grant.Oh damn, this is the wrong thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 A few years ago some electricity tried to kill me.I would not allow it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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