On Sun, 08 Nov 2015 17:50:38 +0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

Yeah right, I suppose you believe that story about a 9V PP3 in a
multimeter killing an army guy too.

It might *just* be possible. Especially if he had a heart condition. The
story goes that he pierced his thumbs with needles before connecting the
battery. In doing so, he entirely removed his only natural protection,
his skin resistance. The tissues under the skin have a much lower
resistance, in the order of 300 ohms. A 9V battery could therefore source
30mA across the chest. It's possible in theory at least.