assuming of course that the bathtub is indoors
2006-06-25 13:05:18 · 13 answers · asked by AshDaddy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes you can. You can also be electrocuted if you are washing dishes during a thunderstorm and your house is hit by lightning.
2006-06-25 13:09:28 · answer #1 · answered by Josie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's possible, if the plumbing and conditions are right, but not very likely. Other things we do are probably more dangerous. Lightning tends to go around objects so the electrons can repel away from each other. That's why you're safe in your car or in an airplane in a storm. When it does hit the vehicle, it goes around on the outside. Likewise, it has a tendency to go out and around a house. But not always. So do be careful.
2006-06-25 14:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but mostly if the water is running when the lighting hits. The electricity runs thru the ground into the water line then travels to the tub thru the water. You can also be shocked while talking on the phone when lighting strikes. I was on a pay phone in FL. when lighting struck a couple of miles away and I got a small jolt to my ear.
2006-06-25 13:13:09 · answer #3 · answered by apache672004 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course--didn't your parents teach you to stay away from the bathroom, kitchen, TV--all major appliances during an electrical storm? If not then shame on them. Hundreds of people are killed by lightning every year and you don't have to be out under a tree to get hit.
2006-06-25 13:23:53 · answer #4 · answered by bigrob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always stay away from computers, tv's, telephones and other electronics, as well as tall objects, and plumbing when lightning is present. More people have been killed by lightenging than tornados.
Also stay away from windows, as lightning can strike through them.
2006-06-26 21:32:45 · answer #5 · answered by minuteblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not just shocked, but KILLED - like with a billion gigawatts as Doc. Brown from Back to the Future would say. To put it simply you'd be toast, toasted or even toasty, like extra crispy.
2006-06-25 14:22:33 · answer #6 · answered by texsun817 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The insulation will block out the electricity. If it were outside sure.
Ok... So the answer is yes...
2006-06-25 14:20:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh yeah......go ahead and try? so don't get bother with over toasted smell, by the way this is the most effective way of a white guy die as black guy.
2006-06-25 13:13:39 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, go watch the show Myth busters for more information. discovery channel... they solve many other myths too.
2006-06-25 14:10:01 · answer #9 · answered by Chris V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can
2006-06-25 13:08:48 · answer #10 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋