The only likely way that could happen is if the transformer (the white charging block) was plugged into an extension cord, and the end of the extension cord also fell into the water.
I was thinking there had to be some sort of “third party” cord, or charger, or something.
And really...these people did not have “ground fault” plugs in their bathroom? Yikes.
The only likely way that could happen is if the transformer (the white charging block) was plugged into an extension cord, and the end of the extension cord also fell into the water.
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Yup. That, or she reached up, while in the tub, to plug the iPhone cable into the charging cube while it was plugged into the wall.
Immersed in a tub of water, you are most definitely seriously grounded and highly vulnerable to being killed by the voltage from a standard wall outlet (120 v at 15 amps).
Standing on a wood floor, or wearing rubber sole shoes makes you far less likely to be killed if you touch an electrical outlet. Your are ungrounded in this condition. Much like birds can land on ultra-high volt transmission lines without being killed as the electricity can’t travel to ground. Now if the bird tried to straddle two wires with alternating potentials at the same time, then *poof*. Instant fried chicken.
A GFCI outlet would have saved her life.
This gives me a better appreciation of them. Going to check all the bathroom outlets to make sure they’re GFCI. Those near the kitchen sink too.