[LINK] ultracapacitors

[Glen Turner]

On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 12:25 +1000, Karl Auer wrote:

> Well, it's certainly useful, and a big electrical zap is no more
> dangerous than a petrol explosion - in fact, probably less so. So I'd
> say it wasn't too far off the mark. We downgrade the risks we are
> familiar with.

Hi Karl,

Not too sure about that.  Petrol has the nice property of
needing ignition. A capacitor has huge voltage just sitting
there waiting for a path to earth.  Touching such a car
involved in a traffic accident might not be wise.

Best wishes, Glen