by 'skin' i prosume you mean sweat and or blood, seing as sweat is very very coductive

is wattage really a word?

Actually, electric chair uses AC, as far as I know. It is less harmful to humans, though, but there is an explanation for that.

 

First there was nothing. And then Edison created DC. It was very little effective. The power plant had to be very near, etc... and then Tesla invented AC (for Westinghouse). It could be transmitted thousands of miles away. Edison was about to fail with DC projects. So he invented electric chair which uses AC. And the public was shocked. Nobody wanted to use AC for a long, long time. But anyway, AC defeated DC after some time, because it is much more effective. And Edison lost the battle. That's why AC is used in electric chairs, although it is less harmful.

I think Edison made DC then Edison made elcetric chair part probably had led me to assume it was DC that the electric chair used , if I am wrong I apologise.......

 

 

is wattage really a word?

 

Well wattage as well as amperage are terms used a lot in practical situations, most people dealing with electrical devices tend to use these words.