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> I can imagine the bathtub, but I still have problems imagining this in a
> swimming pool

True, a body in a bath is going to be a significant part of the volume
that the current could pass through

Scaling that up to the ocean, if I dropped a bar heater in the harbour
down the road, the chance of someone taking a dip at Jersey Shore
getting a shock is remote. More's the pity

In a swimming pool I guess it depends on where you are and the
state of the water. As Mythbusters noted, urine in the water helps
current flow. After a shock I'd venture there'd be a bit of E Coli in
the water too. If you happen to be directly between the source of
the current and the grounded drain or a ladder, that could be nasty.
If you were paddling down the shallow end, with the kids and the
tinkle, and something live hit the water up the other end, where
the drain is, you might not notice a thing

I think Mythbusters did have a go at different entry points for the
appliance in relation to the drain but I don't recall the result. Up
around the head was definitely fatal when toes were near the drain
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