Question 5: It has been often claimed that Thomas Edison electrocuted the elephant Topsy, to prove his point on war of the currents. Edison and his followers often used the argument of "safety" when...

Extracted text: Question 5: It has been often claimed that Thomas Edison electrocuted the elephant Topsy, to prove his point on war of the currents. Edison and his followers often used the argument of "safety" when defending DC against AC systems. (An additional note: Edison is actualy rivalled by Westinghouse), using examples of electrocuted kids and animals from the press very often, and claiming his major point is safety. While the story itselfis not true (elephant is actually executed much later), a correct question arises from it: in case of electrocution, which type of the current is more dangerous? While the actual story is different and much more complicated, show that which one of AC or DC is more dangerous in case of direct electrocution, using Vac=Asin(mt+0) volts and Vde=A volts as two sources directly electrocuting a living being. State your assumptions, explain your reasoning.