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Jun 15, 2018 at 15:41 history edited L.Dutch CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jun 15, 2018 at 15:36 comment added manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact Not nearly as good as wet skin. But (a) we have examples like "walk on a carpet in the winter and touch a metal doorknob and get a small shock" and (b) the human can always lick his fingertips before touching his victim to improve the conductivity.
Jun 15, 2018 at 15:32 history edited L.Dutch CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jun 15, 2018 at 15:28 comment added L.Dutch @manassehkatz, I am not so sure. Dry skin is not that good at conducting.
Jun 15, 2018 at 15:24 comment added manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact Discharging would be fine - the question says deliver electrical shocks for example by touching someone. But sensing is another story - I agree that would be impossible with current physics.
Jun 15, 2018 at 15:22 history answered L.Dutch CC BY-SA 4.0