in the water but my hand is dry & I reach out to turn it down? What if my hand is a little wet?
2007-04-20 02:51:58 · 9 answers · asked by autumn 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
If your hand is dry, you won't get a shock, but the consequences of being wrong or having a dribble of water leak down your elbow into the switch are so severe, this should never be attempted under any circumstances. You shouldn't even have the space heater in there as a precaution against a guest doing so, or your forgetting not to. Household AC is very much lethal if you receive a shock while being in water.
Modern households have a ground fault a protection circuit in bathroom, outdoor, and kitchen outlets to act as a first line of defense against such carelessness, but don't bet your life on it working properly or fast enough.
2007-04-20 04:36:28 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well...the most common method of homocide with electrical current is to drop a "live" (plugged-in) electrical device into a bath tub when an individual is taking a bath. There are usually no electrical burns in such a case and if the device is subsequently removed, the cause of death can not be determined (Dimaio DJ and Dimaio VJM, 1993).
As observed by Knight (1991) homicide is occasionally committed by electricity. He reported a typical bath death of a woman with an electric fan heater immersed in the bath tub by her husband. He had borrowed the book "The Do-It-Yourself Home Electrician" from the public library the previous day!
Don't try this!
Dr. H
2007-04-20 10:29:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your hand was wet and you dry it then it still has a lot of moisture. Assuming all will go as planned is how cemeteries are filled. Please don't have it plugged in during the bath. Heat the room first then run the water with the device unplugged. If you slip and fall into the tub (don't say it can't happen) you will splash gallons on the heater. The good news is that you would die clean.
2007-04-22 20:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by Art Newbie Bill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should not have anything using electricity anywhere near the bathtub. I would remove the space heater from the bathroom.
2007-04-20 10:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by Cisco Man 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is why a GFCI receptacle is required in areas in your home with water.If you have one then no either way.If not,then I would not want to be a part of the experiment.lol
2007-04-20 10:05:02 · answer #5 · answered by doug s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It make on differences, it depend it you are a better ground or not. Electricity will follow the path of lease resistance.
2007-04-20 10:02:57 · answer #6 · answered by bbj1776 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yuu should NEVER have a space heater in your bathroom! There is every chance you willl get electrocuted! Get it out of your bathroom now!
2007-04-20 09:58:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Did you know most deadly accidents happen at home?
2007-04-20 10:21:23 · answer #8 · answered by Voice of Insanity 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DON'T TRY IT!! Have you heard the expression, "If you play with fire, you'll get burned!"
Enough said!!
2007-04-20 10:00:29 · answer #9 · answered by nixdad96 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋