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		Ygg2 on Feb 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla's ingenious strategy Are you sure about that I do know that under right frequency Electric Field of over 10000V can be harmless, it's only the low frequency AC that really kills humans. Higher frequency is transmitted over the skin.

lutusp on Feb 7, 2013 [–]

> it's only the low frequency AC that really kills humans. Higher frequency is transmitted over the skin.

It's the other way around -- absent direct contact with a conductor, higher frequencies are more likely to cause harm. Just one example:

http://www.themilitant.com/2001/6511/651154.html

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