Hi,
Ahem, don't mean to be a downer, but what kind of insane worst case scenario is this taken from?
It's from the german laws that where made to prevent severe accidents caused by electrical appliances.
Wikipedia says : Electrical injury - Wikipedia
It is sometimes suggested that human lethality is most common with alternating current at 100-250 volts, however death has occurred from supplies as low as 32 volts and supplies at over 250 volts frequently cause fatalities.
Worst case? Yes.
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