As my father used to say...

[giza]

It's not the volts that'll kill you, it's the amps!

During a period of frequent brownouts, this hospital in Manila uses a set of car batteries wired together for server backup power. Be careful, IT pilot fish warns a tech who comes to work on the system; they can supply 50 amps for an hour. But the tech isn't impressed -- it's just 12 volts, he laughs. "Minutes later, there was a loud noise, a big flash and a 'Yeow!' The tech emerged, open-mouthed and sweating - and holding a wrench that was virtually vaporized," fish reports. "No nurse was called, by the way, but a glass of cold water helped slow down his heartbeat."