article_snippet: It gives you a jolt and you feel good afterwards,' Javier told the MailOnline, who watched as Javier withstood 85 volts of electricity passing up Javier left arm and then down Javier right. '
article_snippet: Javier walks a circuit of the bars and restaurants in the trendy party district from 3pm until the early hours of the morning, clicking together the metal handles that players hold onto to complete the electric circuit, which can reach up to 120 volts.
article_snippet: UK mains supply runs at around 240 volts. '
article_snippet: The two handles send volts of electricity through the player's body, starting off at just 20 volts .
article_snippet: A tingling sensation is apparent at around twenty volts, which increases in intensity and reach, as the dial is turned up towards the 120-volt maximum.
article_snippet: Upwards of 60 volts the wrists begin to bend inward under the force of the current, and past 80 volts the hands become completely paralysed – unable to let go of the circuit even if the player would want to.
article_snippet: Javier says players rarely surpass 85 volts.
article_snippet: Although the shocks may be painful, the shocks would take more than 10 times the highest amount to even get close to killing a human being.
article_snippet: Electric shocks above 2,700 volts can be fatal to human beings - with shocks above 11,000 volts considered 'usually fatal'.
article_snippet: For burns to occur, there would need to be somewhere between 500 and 1,000 volts of electricity - although defibrillators can use up to 1,000 volts to get a heart beating once more.
article_snippet: Conversely, electric shocks can also stop the heart from beating properly, prevent breathing and cause painful muscle spasms.
article_snippet: The voltage causes current to flow that blocks the electrical signals between the brain and the muscles.
article_snippet: More than 2.5million people in the UK suffer a mains voltage electric shock per year, according to statistics from Electrical Safety First.
article_snippet: The average score is from 70 to 85 volts,' says Javier, who recommends that his more zealous clients undergo regular two-minute 40-volt sessions in the belief that the electricity helps an individual's blood pressure and stress levels - although whether the current helps to increase or decrease his does not mention.
article_snippet: The maximum of 120 volts is not enough to damage human tissue, although players with heart pacemakers should not take on the challenge.
highlights_snippet: The average people can withstand is 70 to 85 volts, but can reach 120 volts .
  