Current Path in Swimming Pool ?

strantor

Joined Oct 3, 2010
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My first thought was that this will never happen because any water against the bulb will simply short across the two leads to the filament and all surge will be within the same 1 cubic inch of volume in the lamp housing. I did not consider gross mistakes by an electrician - see Hilton Hotel (Houston 2013) story attached.

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Family-files-lawsuit-in-hotel-pool-electrocution-death-226219641.html
Finally, some closure. the "1000 Ways to Die" episode is now at a much higher level of plausibility in my mind.
 
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