On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Moreira, Luis A wr= ote: > Hi, > I don't dispute that, and I am not saying that we should ignore the > danger, I was merely asking of the likelihood of an electric shock in > these conditions as in practice if you assume that the extension lead > would get in the water neutral, phase and earth are much closer together > than the guys in the pool, hence they would not be the preferred path. > > Luis, I don't think the direct path is all there's to it. Since the water can hav= e high resistivity, there will be a voltage distribution in the volume around the water (think of a lot of high-ohmic resistors in parallel rather than a "direct path" wire), and if you somehow get unlucky and go between a high-voltage and a low-voltage point, there is voltage across you, which could lead to a current. - Marcel --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .