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What will happen when water is electrocuted?
If sufficient current current passes through your heart it will either stop or go into fibrillation ... in either case you will quickly die.Since it must pass through your body, a basic safety rule when working with hot wires is "to keep one hand in your pocket". That is, don't allow yourself to be grounded by one hand (or wet feet for that matter) if your other hand should happen to touch a hot wire.most of this answer is right, but only in a category of high voltage. the reason why you get electrocuted is because water is one of the best conductors. if you put two wires on the carpet it will not burn, heat up (unless the wires are touching) or get electrocuted. but a wet carpet will surely get electrocuted. with humans being 80% water, we are good conductor. a human is a better ground than the ground. but if you touch a positive wire while connected to the ground, you will be electrocuted. if you touch a negative wire while connected to the ground you will not be electrocuted.but if you touch a positive or negative wire while not touching the ground you will not be electrocutedbut if you touch a positive and negative wire, on or off the ground you will be electrocuted.the ground is negatively charged, and when connected to the ground, so are you.positive and negative electrons react to each other, and touching both of them to a conductive material (such as yourself) allows them to do that. and your brain communicates with your organs with electricity, which is why your heart can stop.
A worker was electrocuted when he drilled through a wall and the drill bit contacted an electrical wire inside the wall by cutting through its insulation The ground pin of the electric plug for the?
drill was broken off.
What can happen if you use indoor extension cord outside in the rain?
You get electrocuted.
Bats cannot touch electrical wires?
NO because they may get electrocuted.
Why does it hurt to lick a power outlet?
It hurts because you are getting electrocuted!
How birds sitting on the wire?
you have to be incontact with the ground to get electrocuted!
Will you be electrocuted if you urinate on the third rail?
If you are in contact with the ground then yes, you would be.
Why do birds sitting on a power line not get electrocuted?
Because they are not touching the ground.
Under what condition will one have a greater possibility of being electrocuted?
If you touch something of high voltage and you are not touching the ground or anything made of metal, you most likely won't be electrocuted.
Is something struck by lightning in midair electrocuted?
No, In order for elecricity to travel it needs a ground unless the flying object is touching the ground or is connected in some way it should be uneffective
Whats the difference between electric shock and electrocuted?
Electric shock is to electrocuted as burned is to cremated. Electric shock is the same as electrocuted, except that electrocuted has actually induced death; to kill by electric shock.
What will happen when water is electrocuted?
If sufficient current current passes through your heart it will either stop or go into fibrillation ... in either case you will quickly die.Since it must pass through your body, a basic safety rule when working with hot wires is "to keep one hand in your pocket". That is, don't allow yourself to be grounded by one hand (or wet feet for that matter) if your other hand should happen to touch a hot wire.most of this answer is right, but only in a category of high voltage. the reason why you get electrocuted is because water is one of the best conductors. if you put two wires on the carpet it will not burn, heat up (unless the wires are touching) or get electrocuted. but a wet carpet will surely get electrocuted. with humans being 80% water, we are good conductor. a human is a better ground than the ground. but if you touch a positive wire while connected to the ground, you will be electrocuted. if you touch a negative wire while connected to the ground you will not be electrocuted.but if you touch a positive or negative wire while not touching the ground you will not be electrocutedbut if you touch a positive and negative wire, on or off the ground you will be electrocuted.the ground is negatively charged, and when connected to the ground, so are you.positive and negative electrons react to each other, and touching both of them to a conductive material (such as yourself) allows them to do that. and your brain communicates with your organs with electricity, which is why your heart can stop.
How do you use electrocuted in a sentence?
Neila was almost electrocuted when her crock pot shorted out.
What is the correct use of electrocuted?
Usually refers to a person or animal that has had or risks having electricity passed through it (usually unintentionally). "He just got electrocuted" "If you keep poking that you're going to get electrocuted" "The poor thing stepped on the third rail and was electrocuted"
Why don't birds get electrocuted while sitting on power lines?
There is no path for current to flow from the wires to the ground, through the bird. It is possible that touching two wires could cause current to flow, but the individual wires are usually far apart.
Can spiders get electrocuted?
Yes.
What are the sighne that you have been electrocuted?
You are dead.
