Which one is more dangerous, AC or DC?

This question has been asked by many people who have experienced an 

electric shock before.I recently received an electric shock from the 

domestic household current of 10A.The feeling was ecstatic. Many will come 

across large AC currents, but have you ever thought of DC Electrification? 

This would sound weird because DC current available in domestic premises 

is in the order of mA (milliamperes). In industrial environments  DC current 

is available in large quantities and is very lethal when handled improperly. 

The severity of a shock largely depends on:

---Amount of current 
---Amount of time on the exposure 
---Resistance of the body.

AC:Alternating Current
AC in theory would allow your muscles time to be able to move so that you could pull your hand / limb 

away from whatever it was that was giving you the shock. This is so because AC alternates from zero 

to maximum (amplitude) in a specified time frame (frequency).It is during this timeframe that muscle 

signals may retract you hand/limb...

The time frame we are talking about here is only a few milliseconds-which means that for larger 

currents, there is no time for reflex action. However as I said above,

 this largely depends on the amount of current flowing. 

Starting current of motors (128A) would never give you a chance of even thinking!
AC current will allow you to move your hand for the muscles which are not in the path of the electric

 current.In AC (Alternate Current) the muscles will contract and extend and through the spasms you 

might eventually free yourself (that is why people say that the current threw them while, in fact, 

it was their own muscles).

Power System Network

A detailed explanation of the conversion and distribution of electric energy from the power station to consumer units.This post describes how electric energy moves from the power generating station through conductors of various sizes to consumers premises.To minimize losses and for economical reasons, electrical energy has to be converted into different magnitudes during transmission and distribution until the consumer load.

Electric Pole in the middle of a Road!!

Is this the 8th Wonder of the world?
In Igemebe North Constituency, Eastern Province-Kenya lies a mysterious and mixed up piece of what many might call an engineering mess.Right in the middle of Wiyara Road stands an electric pole.The completion of the road was to follow the installation of power to the area but the two projects ran in to each other resulting to the installation of an electric pole in the middle of the road.

Introducing AutoCAD Electrical 2010

AutoCAD® Electrical software is AutoCAD® software for controls designers. Purpose-built to create and modify electrical control systems, AutoCAD Electrical includes all the functionality of AutoCAD plus a complete set of electrical CAD features. Comprehensive symbol libraries and tools for automating electrical engineering tasks help save hours of effort, so you can spend more time innovating.
AutoCAD Electrical control design software offers significant productivity gains over AutoCAD. Features like real-time error checking and a library of more than 650,000 electrical symbols help to increase design efficiency, while the familiar AutoCAD environment facilitates a smooth transition. Designers can maintain existing AutoCAD workflows, while adopting the enhanced functionality of AutoCAD Electrical at their own pace.

Dangers of Electric Shock

The severity of injury from electrical shock depends on the amount of electrical current and the length of time the current passes through the body. For example, 1/10 of an ampere (amp) of electricity going through the body for just 2 seconds is enough to cause death. The amount of internal current a person can withstand and still be able to control the muscles of the arm and hand can be less than 10 milliamperes (milliamps or mA). Currents above 10 mA can paralyze or “freeze” muscles. When this “freezing” happens, a person is no longer able to release a tool, wire, or other object. In fact, the electrified object may be held even more tightly, resulting in longer exposure to the shocking current. For this reason, hand-held tools that give a shock can be very dangerous. If you can’t let go of the tool, current continues through your body for a longer time, which can lead to respiratory paralysis (the muscles that control breathing cannot move). You stop breathing for a period of time. People have stopped breathing when shocked with currents from voltages as low as 49 volts. Usually, it takes about 30 mA of current to cause respiratory paralysis.

Nigeria - Powerline falls on bus killing 20

At least 20 people have been killed in southern Nigeria after a 33kV power cable fell on their bus, police have said.Another ten people have been injured and taken to Hospital in the southern provincial capital of Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta region on Saturday.The victims died of severe burns and electrocution after heavy rains loosened the power lines around the area.The fatalities are expected to rise, police said Sunday. They also say that some of the casualties were passersby...

Safety With Electricity

Electricity can be interesting to work with but i got to emphasize that always put on all necessary safety wear when handling electricity.

Trust me, I went through an electric shock incident and it wasn't a walk in the park...