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What is the main reason the electrical output of the taser is safer than a household electrical wall outlet?
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∙ 13y ago
It is not necessarily safer, it has a lower current capacity than a wall outlet, but a much higher voltage. Under the right circumstances both have the potential to kill you. As I recall there are about 1,000 electrocution deaths in the USA each year and would assume more of these are from household accidents rather than from a taser. Taser is a registered trademark that stands for Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle.
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