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@sonicfan
True, the amperage is indeed what hurts/kills. I’m usually concerned about voltage because there’s a certain threshold (breakdown voltage) at which skin becomes conductive and begins carrying current. Up to that threshold, barring cuts or pinpricks, one’s skin is an insulator. 48-53V (on-hook) usually won’t go through dry skin. But damp hands bridging a telephone connector will give a pretty nasty jolt.
(Ask me how I know. I didn’t realize that telephone line was plugged in, but I should have dried my hands better before resuming work ;)
@Adeire
Good point, pegasi resistance may be different, particularly with the fur. Hmm, conversely, I wonder if their outer layer of fur might be more conductive than their skin as a protection against lightning?
…Now I have a mental image of someone with a multimeter calling after a pegasus, β€œCome back! It won’t hurt!”
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@sonicfan
amperage varies based on resistance, since we don’t know the electrical resistance of a pegasi, we have no idea if it will do anything to them, in the show derpy tanked a lightning with no repercussion.