For once I'm lost for words...

[Edbear]

I mean, what can you say...?

[MSTRS]

...or were you saying something about Darwin?

[007XX]

Obviously no "anti moron" cleaner in that pool!

[Maha]

Na...Power to em' mate....:eek:

[McDuck]

i see waht you mean

[inlinefour]

one way of improving the general intelligence per capita of the world...:yes:

[SixPackBack]

I mean, what can you say...?

Darwin floating in the pool :cool:

[Edbear]

...or were you saying something about Darwin?


Darwin floating in the pool :cool:

I admit the thought crossed my mind....:shifty:

[Mikkel]

With the right fuse it would only give a smallish tingle before it shut itself off ;)

[Hinny]

The dangers of electrical appliances in baths and pools is highly overated according to my mate who knows everything!
Only really bad when you step out of the bath or put your foot on the plughole.
I'm not going to try it.

[McDuck]

The dangers of electrical appliances in baths and pools is highly overated according to my mate who knows everything!
Only really bad when you step out of the bath or put your foot on the plughole.
I'm not going to try it.

Tell your mate who knows everything to try it somtime... post a vid of it...

[MyGSXF]

:shit: that's shocking!!! :doh:

[Hinny]

Tell your mate who knows everything to try it somtime... post a vid of it...

He actually should know about this stuff given his job, education and experience.
Of note also he was invited to join Mensa, so he's not a dummy.
I'm still not going to try it.
Apparently the guy who invented the RCD (residual current device) did an exhibition similar to this. Hopped into a bath full of water and had somebody throw an electrical device in that was, of course, connected to two of his RCDs. ( I guess two was "to be sure to be sure".)
I don't know that he was Irish but my mate is of Irish descent. Does that make a difference?

[McDuck]

He actually should know about this stuff given his job, education and experience.
Of note also he was invited to join Mensa, so he's not a dummy.
I'm still not going to try it.
Apparently the guy who invented the RCD (residual current device) did an exhibition similar to this. Hopped into a bath full of water and had somebody throw an electrical device in that was, of course, connected to two of his RCDs. ( I guess two was "to be sure to be sure".)
I don't know that he was Irish but my mate is of Irish descent. Does that make a difference?

Having stood in a puddle of water that had a live wire in it (long story) it gave one hell of a whack. i would still like to see him do it.

[Hinny]

Having stood in a puddle of water that had a live wire in it (long story) it gave one hell of a whack. i would still like to see him do it.

No offence but Darwin springs to mind here. You may need to elucidate to save/restore your reputation.

A mate used a similar ploy to rid himself of Myna birds. It involved a large tray of water, an old rotten cheese from the cheese factory, a live feed from his 'office' with a nail for a fuse and a lot of sparks and smoke.

[EJK]

They may feel a sting ;)

That reminds of me when I was young and back in my home country. I shoved a pair of steel chopstics into the plug. Just a Curious George thing :rolleyes:

...and I survived...

...3 times

[LilSel]

Lol... That is funny!!

I've had my fair share of electric shocks... (family business, dad is an electrical inspector) of course I wanted to be like dad when I was a kid (still do now actually, well... ill keep my hair thanks!) so I tried to 'fix' all kinds of things... taking them apart whilst they were plugged into the wall :doctor: :lol:

Did a great one at xmas time a few years ago... at work... (at the power company :innocent:!!)... now im working for an electrical wholesaler... & dont need any shit from my workmates so more careful these days lol

[Edbear]

......3 times


LOL!!! Slow learner...?

[EJK]

LOL!!! Slow learner...?

Just curious! :rolleyes:

[McDuck]

No offence but Darwin springs to mind here. You may need to elucidate to save/restore your reputation.

A mate used a similar ploy to rid himself of Myna birds. It involved a large tray of water, an old rotten cheese from the cheese factory, a live feed from his 'office' with a nail for a fuse and a lot of sparks and smoke.

And you could see the wire buried in gravel on the floor of a glass house?

[Hinny]

And you could see the wire buried in gravel on the floor of a glass house?

Never been caught by that one but 'I didn't get where I am today without' (CJ) getting my fair share of belts from electric fences, wrongly wired appliances and all the rest.:weird:

[McDuck]

Never been caught by that one but 'I didn't get where I am today without' (CJ) getting my fair share of belts from electric fences, wrongly wired appliances and all the rest.:weird:

amen to that.

[Hitcher]

I mean, what can you say...?

Repost, perhaps?

[Edbear]

Repost, perhaps?


Oops! Musta bin a while ago, I haven't seen it on here.

[Hinny]

amen to that.

Weird and Proud.
It's taken a lot of education and experience to get this way.

[ynot slow]

Don't reccomend fixing a leaky water trough,with an electric fence wire over the top of trough.Was replacing the ballcock,my daughter who was 3 or so was supervising me,she decided to grab the wire (and me) as she slipped over,was ok getting a belt for her,but I was really pissed my arm was in the trough,and kneeling on the ground which was a bit wet.

[Brett]

Bahahahha. You do wonder dont you. Those blokes must be really special!

[blossomsowner]

perhaps they are creative geniuses who know how to keep their drinks cold.........or then again it could be a setup to wind up all the do gooder be safe with electricity types....either way more power to them.

[scumdog]

I mean, what can you say...?

Not very clever - those table legs could rust by being in the water like that....:crazy:

[Edbear]

Not very clever - those table legs could rust by being in the water like that....:crazy:


Like, they could suffer electrolisis, (sp)....

[McDuck]

perhaps they are creative geniuses who know how to keep their drinks cold....

With a grill?

[deanohit]

I mean, what can you say...?

Now thats smart! :rockon:









:laugh:

[Usarka]

it's a repost, but it's appropriate:

http://www.gearfuse.com/wp-content/uploads/andrew/5_apr07/suicide1.jpg

[The Stranger]

So what would happen if the plug flooded?
Assuming it has a functioning RCD somewhere in the chain it would simply trip in milliseconds - no problem there.

If not, doesn't electricity take the path of least resistance to earth?
This would be through the very large body of water, or if the pool (including pump and plumbing) is in fact an insulator no current would pass to earth and there would be no problem would there - until you tried to step out, in which case you would get a very big wake up call.
It is only the current passing through that causes a problem isn't it?

The light in our concrete pool is a standard 150mm Edison screw flood light. It has been smashed before and turned on with people in the pool - no problem, the water acts as a big earth sink.

[McDuck]

So what would happen if the plug flooded?
Assuming it has a functioning RCD somewhere in the chain it would simply trip in milliseconds - no problem there.

If not, doesn't electricity take the path of least resistance to earth?
This would be through the very large body of water, or if the pool (including pump and plumbing) is in fact an insulator no current would pass to earth and there would be no problem would there - until you tried to step out, in which case you would get a very big wake up call.
It is only the current passing through that causes a problem isn't it?

The light in our concrete pool is a standard 150mm Edison screw flood light. It has been smashed before and turned on with people in the pool - no problem, the water acts as a big earth sink.

The electricity gos everywhere but given there would be less shock further away from the bord.

If any of those guys had even slightly bad harts then they would be dead e an RCD could do anything. (and looking at them)

[flyingcrocodile46]

The light in our concrete pool is a standard 150mm Edison screw flood light. It has been smashed before and turned on with people in the pool - no problem, the water acts as a big earth sink.

I know someone who lost both his parents to a leaking pool light about 30sum years ago... the father when he dived in, the mother when she jumped in to save him from drowning (or so she thought).

I guess nobody told them that they wouldn't get electrocuted