Method Microwave oven transformer

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Has anyone considered shorting the ~2 kV output of a microwave transformer? I'd assume that human tissue undergoes dielectric breakdown at such high voltages, such that it would allow a decent amount of current to flow; with a standard 1000w microwave at 2000 volts, that should be 500 mA of current, which is plenty to stop the heart right? Am I missing something? This seems like a decent method, considering after your heart stops theres only like 20 seconds befoere you black out.

 

[J&L383]

I agree it's dangerous. But whether or not it would cause a painless and quick cessation of life is something I am not qualified to consider and wouldn't be very eager to experiment with! Given the difficulty that institutionalized electrocution techniques (the capital punishment industry) have historically shown, I personally would not go down this road.

 

[mossrabbit]

Would highly encourage you to read this collection of botched executions, many related to electrocution. This is a method that's been popularized by Hollywood, but in reality is unreliable and extremely painful. Outside of the agony some of these people faced, the damage done should you survive the attempt is relatively unknown territory. I'd consider electrocution a non method, there's just too many factors, even in controlled settings like executions.

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6. October 16, 1985. Indiana. William E. Vandiver. Electrocution. After the first administration of 2,300 volts, Vandiver was still breathing. The execution eventually took 17 minutes and five jolts of electricity.[8] Vandiver's attorney, Herbert Shaps, witnessed the execution and observed smoke and the smell of burning. He called the execution "outrageous." The Department of Corrections admitted the execution "did not go according to plan."[9]

 

[TheLastGreySky]

Has anyone considered shorting the ~2 kV output of a microwave transformer? I'd assume that human tissue undergoes dielectric breakdown at such high voltages, such that it would allow a decent amount of current to flow; with a standard 1000w microwave at 2000 volts, that should be 500 mA of current, which is plenty to stop the heart right? Am I missing something? This seems like a decent method, considering after your heart stops theres only like 20 seconds befoere you black out.

I knew this woman who liked having a car battery hooked to her *you can honestly figure out where*
I'm not telling you it won't work... But I'm telling you that having seen a lot of electrical submersion videos you're more likely to start a fire by trying to Short circuit electronics then actually be fatally electrocuted. Now hugging a transformer might be a different case entirely.