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From: ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie)
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Subject: Re: electric sleep
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Date: 13 Jun 88 16:51:47 GMT
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500 Watts seems a bit low to kill you outright, but since you mention
the Thorax, I presume you mean that it can cause fatal cardiac arrythmia.
500 Watts is about right there.  Actually the correct unit is probably
Joules (Watts x Seconds).  The average energy for Cardiac Defibrillation
is 200-400 Watt-Seconds.

-Ron