If I hold a AAA Battery (1,5V) between my thumb and my ring-finger, will current flow threw me body or is my resistance to high?

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anonymous · Answer

The NIOSH states "Under dry conditions, the resistance offered by the human body may be as high as 100,000 Ohms. Wet or broken skin may drop the body's resistance to 1,000 Ohms," adding that "high-voltage electrical energy quickly breaks down human skin, reducing the human body's resistance to 500 Ohms." Use this info and Ohms law (I = V/R) to make an estimate if the current

anonymous · Answer

i agree

anonymous · Answer

Just a note, the current will flow along the surface (your skin) and not through your body (at these voltages).

Much the same with copper wire, electrons flow along the surface of the wire and not through it. That's why a stranded wire can carry more current than a single conductor, i.e. much more surface area in stranded wire than the single.