On 24/02/2016 09:26, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Richard was thinking very hard :
So it didn't "fall in the water".

I've never really believed in this "throw something electrical in the
bath to kill someone" nonsense.

OK. Go and give it a try. Report back ASAP.

I'm a bit sceptical too. Normally there will be a voltage gradient
effect, but very difficult to calculate.


My initial thoughts were along those lines too, but thinking some more,
if you drop something live into the earthed bath your immediate reaction
may well be to remove it. You pick it up and bingo, all the current
flow is now through your arms and torso to the bath.

I imagine your muscles would spasm and you'd drop/throw it, but it's not
inconceivable that you could get tangled somehow.

We need to experiment.

Cheers
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Syd