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JoeStuckInOH

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32. I wouldn't consider that "victim blaming"... at least not unjustafiably.

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 05:06 PM

Jul 2017

You wouldn't expect a 14 year old to walk off a cliff because they can't show newton's derivation of the laws for gravitational attraction... would you? No, of course not - you expect normal people to avoid falling off cliffs to their death.

I entirely expect a 14 year old to know not to use plugged-in electrical devices in near water of any kind (shower, bath, sink, puddle, sprinklers, etc...). To be honest, I would expect electrical safety on the order of "keep cords away from water" from someone even as young as 10 years old.

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Texas teen electrocuted after cell phone incident in bathtub [View all] zipplewrath Jul 2017 OP

GFI plugs in bathroom. Shell_Seas Jul 2017 #1

Yeah, simple phone chargers work with 5V at 1.1A-- no way would that kill you, unless... TreasonousBastard Jul 2017 #2

upgrade to gfi is on my bucket list dembotoz Jul 2017 #3

A charger plugged into the wall would have had 110 v The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #4

This was after the converter zipplewrath Jul 2017 #7

Might have been a defective charger that didn't adequately separate The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #9

Yup zipplewrath Jul 2017 #11

Still, the converter had to be defective... OR... jberryhill Jul 2017 #27

Some no-name phone chargers are dangerous. hunter Jul 2017 #5

I don't even know what a GFI connected socket is? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2017 #6

At the slightest bit of current flowing to ground, the circuit breaker trips. Towlie Jul 2017 #8

Even more sensitive zipplewrath Jul 2017 #10

I take it that might be why the circuits Ilsa Jul 2017 #22

And how they go bad zipplewrath Jul 2017 #23

A GFI protected circuit will have a little oblong button The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #12

And a GFI will react BEFORE you can feel it. n/t oneshooter Jul 2017 #14

They are good things. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #17

Is that a little red button? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2017 #20

Maybe in some installations. Mine are white, same color The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #21

I sort of doubt it. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2017 #29

Ground Fault Interrptor Circuit CottonBear Jul 2017 #15

PUT THE PHONE DOWN... JoeStuckInOH Jul 2017 #13

Probably addicted to video games. cwydro Jul 2017 #36

That fugging simple malaise Jul 2017 #39

Also, to answer some questions... JoeStuckInOH Jul 2017 #16

The problem is the current zipplewrath Jul 2017 #18

What about improper grounding of the circuit to begin with jberryhill Jul 2017 #30

Maybe the cheap charger was +120V on the DC(-) and +125V on DC(+) compared to ground?? JoeStuckInOH Jul 2017 #31

I don't know anything about electric current voltage BainsBane Jul 2017 #19

Don't be blaming the victim... hunter Jul 2017 #24

I wouldn't consider that "victim blaming"... at least not unjustafiably. JoeStuckInOH Jul 2017 #32

I blame the parents BainsBane Jul 2017 #40

Very few bathrooms have outlets Mariana Jul 2017 #25

Excuse me for a minute -- I must check the outlets in the bathrooms. I have a guest with NCjack Jul 2017 #26

Get a GFCI outlet with the safety socket (so you can't jam stuff into the holes) JoeStuckInOH Jul 2017 #33

Thanks for tip about safety socket. nt NCjack Jul 2017 #34

It's possible your bath is protected by the GFCI in the other room. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2017 #37

OMG...so, so sad. Will share this with my teen girls as I could see them doing the same thing. iluvtennis Jul 2017 #28

Yes, this one smells bad. There needs to be an autopsy Warpy Jul 2017 #35

:( struggle4progress Jul 2017 #38

tragic Skittles Jul 2017 #41