Questions tagged [electrocution]
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How lucky am I to be alive? (electrocution)
When I was 18 I lived in a new apartment in Florida. One evening I was cooking dinner in the 240VAC electric oven. I had my hand on the oven door and reached over to open the 'fridge. At that moment I learned the hard way that the oven had been…
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Electricity, circuits and grounding
If there is no utility company grounding rod for electricity to complete a circuit, can electricity still flow to the earth, i.e. the earth (planet) being some kind of sink hole.
This would mean no circuit is completed however.
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High voltage and electric shock
I have some silly question that I hope someone can answer.
If a coord, connected to the wall socket, is damaged exposing the wires inside, and one accidentally touches these wires, would the current going through the body to the ground be lethal. I…
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Why won't you get electrocuted with a car battery unless you touch ground and positive?
First, if you have a better suggestion for title I'm really opened to suggestions, but it is the best I came up with.
If I touch an electric line and the earth, I will get electrocuted.
However, if I touch the positive of a car battery, people told…
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