Well, this was just ment as a comment to my advice about grabbing some books on the basics.
But your answer is "allright, then I'll go harm myself and blame you for not telling me how wrong I was"
Tsk tsk...
Follow my advice!
You can NOT get a complete education by asking questions in a public forum. Go read some books and follow some experiments in those books, then you'll learn, gradually, in a pace that makes it possible to get it to stick.
This question shows a total lack of understanding of Ohms Law and that is a non-escapeable need-to-know, so READ some BOOKS before you hurt yourself and tires everybody out.