Why don't we get a shock when we grip the terminals of a car battery with our hands?

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I griped both at the same time.. but nothing happened.

Answer 1

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First off, it's a DC circuit you are completing by grabbing the terminals, not an AC one. AC circuits are dangerous due to the fact the cycles are a harmonic to your heart beat. Second, your body is not the best conductor in the world. Even though the amperage _rating_ is high on a regular car battery, the voltage (electrical potential) is low, and with the resistance, there's not much current going through you. You would get a million times more potent shock from static electricity.

Answer 2

you can get shock by batery . your brain just to numb to feel it . it a little tingle onley 12 volts more volts big the tingle . and abattery has lot of amps you can weld with a battery has enougf amps to do so

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Answer 3

you best be careful because you can get shocked by touching both at the same time

Answer 4

because it,s a DC battery ! if it was a AC battery then you get a jolt !

Answer 5

Because it`s DC. AC shocks you not DC.

Answer 6

It's only 12 volts DC so not enough umph!