On Jan 27, 11:11*am, Evan wrote:
On Jan 27, 11:53*am, wrote:









Most people know that dropping a cord or appliance that is plugged into
an outlet into a bathtub filled with water will electrocute the person
in the tub. *Yet, you can drop a low voltage item such as a flashlight
with batteries in the tub and no one will be hurt. *Even a set up jumper
cables connected to a car battery would not likely do anything, or might
just tingle a little (never tried this, but I've handled plenty battery
cables while standing on wet soil in wet shoes and never felt a thing).

Not that I'm planning to test this, but what would happen if a large
capacitor, charged with 200 volts or more was tossed into a filled
bathtub while someone was in the tub? *(By large capacitor, I dont mean
the size, but rather, I mean a large capacity, such as 500 MF or one
Farad or more....).

I see no reason this would ever occur, but I'm just curious.

[NOTE: This could be DC or AC]. DC capacitors are used in electronics,
while the AC type are motor start capacitors.

Maybe, just maybe, if it was a *flux capacitor* you would
be transported back in time before you asked such a silly
question...

~~ Evan

Maybe the Mormon will try it and will lose him forever! *L*