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Re:Pimp My Microwave by Jedd on Sunday November 15, 2020 @08:52PM (#25107070)
Refer my comment elsewhere in this thread, but I suspect your belief that '120 is safer than 230 or 240' is misplaced.

F.e. standard USA circuits are 15A, IIRC. In Australia, in contrast, it's typically 10A.

Hence, Australia's safer than USA - though realistically any amount of current is fairly unpleasant.

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Re:Pimp My Microwave by kube-system on Monday November 16, 2020 @09:35AM (#25112090)
That's not how ohms law works.

The current is determined by the voltage divided the resistance.

The current that flows during a shock would not be limited by breaker size in any country -- you'll be long dead by the time 1 amp flows.

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