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Re:How can I avoid my MacBook Pro giving me minor shocks? by dsfyu404ed on Monday November 14, 2016 @08:13AM (#12949570)
120v isn't going to hurt you, just scare you. You have too much resistance.
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Re:How can I avoid my MacBook Pro giving me minor shocks? by madshiva on Monday November 14, 2016 @08:46AM (#12949755)
You can die with 50V. It's not the voltage that is important but the amps.

You can also die if you stick your finger for a long time (24H) in a small current.

http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/19103/how-muc...

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