Technically, it depends on the impedence / reactance / resistance of the fabric vs the contacts.
Yeah, a 9 volt battery probably would not be able to make the jump through many kinds of fabrics… but there probably are some very thin fabrics that it could flow through, complete the circuit… such as maybe very low threadcount, loosly knit/woven blends, gossamers of varying kinds… stuff that does generally tend to be more common as negliges or nightgowns or even lingerie… but yeah, still is probably not what I would say is generally common.
But yeah, for the most part, there’s a reason why contact tasers have their contacts shaped as edged points, and why taser ‘pistols’ ‘shoot’ barbs that are intended to puncture through whatever fabric, and go straight into your flesh.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Technically, it depends on the impedence / reactance / resistance of the fabric vs the contacts.
Yeah, a 9 volt battery probably would not be able to make the jump through many kinds of fabrics… but there probably are some very thin fabrics that it could flow through, complete the circuit… such as maybe very low threadcount, loosly knit/woven blends, gossamers of varying kinds… stuff that does generally tend to be more common as negliges or nightgowns or even lingerie… but yeah, still is probably not what I would say is generally common.
But yeah, for the most part, there’s a reason why contact tasers have their contacts shaped as edged points, and why taser ‘pistols’ ‘shoot’ barbs that are intended to puncture through whatever fabric, and go straight into your flesh.