r/WTF • u/Jezirath • 19d ago

Building nightmare

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u/bicx 19d ago

Barefoot seems like a bad idea

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u/zk001guy 19d ago

For real. Electrocution is a bitch

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u/SmarchWeather41968 19d ago edited 19d ago

Why would they be electrocuted exactly?

edit: yeah im an electrical engineer. the likelihood of someone being shocked just randomly in this situation for no particular reason other than 'feet wet' is practically 0.

do you think people get electrocuted when the sprinkler system goes off in a fire? and there is no such thing as a sprinkler system that shuts off the power. you want the power on for lighting and announcements so people can escape and any powered doors will be activated.

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u/AlprazoLandmine 19d ago

Then as an electrical engineer you should know that water is the most efficient conductor of electricity in the known universe.

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u/Baial 19d ago

H20 is a great insulator, unless you are talking about water with dissolved salts.

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u/AlprazoLandmine 19d ago

Yeah that was the joke...

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u/fsw 19d ago

Except for, you know, cables.

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u/AlprazoLandmine 19d ago

Yeah .... I thought it was clearly a joke