Is current harmful when it doesn't flow out of you?

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For the initial approach, that formula is correct, but I don't see where your GJ value comes from - the current won't flow for milliseconds.
 
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mfb said:
For the initial approach, that formula is correct, but I don't see where your GJ value comes from - the current won't flow for milliseconds.

Yeah I don't really know how long the current flows for so I just plugged in a few small numbers. Do you know approximately how long that current flows usually?

Nvm I figured out how to work out the time.
 
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mfb said:
For the initial approach, that formula is correct, but I don't see where your GJ value comes from - the current won't flow for milliseconds.

If I am not grounded (eg stand on a plastic stool) and touch a Van de Graaff generator, is it reasonable to model myself in this case as a capacitor? (using equations like I=(V/R)exp(-t/CR))

If I touch the Van de Graaf generator with a metal rod (still standing on the plastic stool), can I still model myself as a capacitor by simply taking the new resistance as my own resistance+the metal rod's resistance?

Thanks.