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Safer Electro Stim / Play
by Lady Robin
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Knowing which materials are always insulators and which materials under some conditions
become conductors is essential when doing electro stim! A room’s walls and floors,
furniture, and our kink equipment may be insulators or conductors. ‘Knowing’ is
IMPORTANT! it may save a life. Not ‘knowing’ may cost a life! We must, to be safe,
evaluate what we and others are doing, using, touching and/or may touch!
Our Body’s Electrical Landscape
Normally, healthy skin is dry and has a high resistance. If it weren’t for our skin’s high
resistance, devices such as car batteries, appliances powered by our electrical system, and
unexpected contact with many voltage sources would be more dangerous and more
frequently fatal!
Electro stim devices usually are ‘connected’ via our skin. As long as our skin is dry, free
of abrasions, and open sores/injuries, our skin’s high resistance protects us. You ask,
‘protect us from what?’ When current flows through a living cell(s), cells can be
burned/damaged or even killed. PLUS electricity can travel in unintended paths!
Electricity ALWAYS follows the path(s) of least resistance in both complex electronic
circuits and through cells (skin, flesh, nerve cells, and/or muscle).
When a bag of marbles is poured on a sloped surface they are free to roll downhill to and
between the chutes. As many marbles as possible will fill each chute just as more electrons
can (will) flow in the path of least resistance/most conductive path.
Substances that impede or resist the flow of
electrical energy are called resistors. Examples
include nichrome, lead, carbon, etc. The metals’
resistance is also related to it’s size (cross
section). Some metals when formed in small/thin
profiles have sufficient resistance to be used as a
resistor or a conductor.
Substances with extremely high resistance are
called insulators. Examples include rubber, glass,
ceramic, and plastic.
I mentioned earlier, cells do not have fixed
resistance. Skin cells for instance, normally
exhibit high resistance. Other cell layers
have lower resistance. Some cells have
extremely low (almost no) resistance!
Being familiar with the resistance of cells
and the conditions under which our cells’
resistance may change is the second most
important thing we can learn. Our skin
protects our bodies. Electro stim involves
our skin and our whole body!
resistance. Skin cells for instance, normally
exhibit high resistance. Other cell layers
have lower resistance. Some cells have
extremely low (almost no) resistance!
Being familiar with the resistance of cells
and the conditions under which our cells’
resistance may change is the second most
important thing we can learn. Our skin
protects our bodies. Electro stim involves
our skin and our whole body!
Safer Electro Stim / Play by Lady Robin of The Farm |