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[zdunklee]

I was once electrocuted by a small car battery.

I was working on my car in my parent's garage and needed a washer (not the clothes or dish kind). My dad keeps all kinds of random bolts, screws, nuts and washers in a big cookie tin in the cupboard above his workbench.

On his work bench was a small car battery that we use to power the electric motor on the boat.

I pulled the big cookie tin out of the cupboard, the weight of it was more than I anticipated. I was still holding it when it came down, and touched both the positive and negative posts. Sparks flew, metal melted. I laid on the floor for awhile saying "oh god that hurt, oh god that hurt".

I always thought that a car battery didn't have enough volts (or amps?) to shock you that badly??

They will throw you too the ground pretty easily, they don't have enough power to kill you, but with the direct current it is enough to throw you on your ass and really wake you up...