Static discharge has a high amperage as well, but it lasts nanoseconds, plasma globes and tesla coils are way too high of a frequency to disrupt heartbeat. people want a simple thing, but electricity is not simple.
lethality of electricity means some amount of energy was dumped in a certain time-range, in a form that is disruptive to muscle function. any of that missing, and you’re either fine, or cooked from the inside depending on the current.







the resistance isn’t nearly high enough for it to not trip the breaker before it heats up substantially.