silence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoGermans Combat Climate Change From Their Balconies: Plug-and-play solar panels are popping up in yards and on balcony railings across Germany, driven by bargain prices and looser regulations.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1295arrow-down11cross-posted to: aiop@lemmy.worldnyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyzclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1294arrow-down1external-linkGermans Combat Climate Change From Their Balconies: Plug-and-play solar panels are popping up in yards and on balcony railings across Germany, driven by bargain prices and looser regulations.www.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square40fedilinkcross-posted to: aiop@lemmy.worldnyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyzclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareZahille7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down4·4 months agoI really feel like one of these store-bought solar panels wouldn’t put out enough electricity to kill someone
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoYou really don’t need a lot of power to kill someone, especially with AC you really don’t need much to induce ventricular fibrillation.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 months agoA 120W panel at full sunlight easily has enough power to kill someone. That’s 1A at 120V, minus some conversion losses. 120W is pretty low end these days.
I really feel like one of these store-bought solar panels wouldn’t put out enough electricity to kill someone
You really don’t need a lot of power to kill someone, especially with AC you really don’t need much to induce ventricular fibrillation.
A 120W panel at full sunlight easily has enough power to kill someone. That’s 1A at 120V, minus some conversion losses. 120W is pretty low end these days.