Ctb by electrocution from mains outlet

[ningaman151]

Hi all, every now and then you hear of people dying from being electrocuted by a mains outlet. As far as I'm aware, if you're only touching one of the terminals of the outlet then the circuit breaker will activate. What would happen if you are connected to both terminals of the outlet while it's off, then turn on the outlet?

Would you be electrocuted to death? If not, how would the outlet know to break the connection? As in how would it know something is wrong and not that a regular device is connected to it?

Cheers in advance!

 

[Stan]

Practically impossible now to die from electrocution in today's homes. The fuse box will cut out before that could happen. It reacts to surges and unusual drain on power. So the breaker will activate.

 

[Hollow men]

In my neighborhood a guy killed himself getting into an electric tower. Definetly wouldn't recommend dying by electrocution...

 

[ningaman151]

In my neighborhood a guy killed himself getting into an electric tower. Definetly wouldn't recommend dying by electrocution...

Sadly I don't think I've got another option, due to me being in hospital...

Practically impossible now to die from electrocution in today's homes. The fuse box will cut out before that could happen. It reacts to surges and unusual drain on power. So the breaker will activate.

People die from mains electrocution all the time, the power drain isn't that much (you need very little electric current to die).

Plus what if I charged some capacitors with a mains source then touched their terminals, that way the method would be isolated from the mains power source, and capacitors discharge really fast.

 

[JimFord99]

Stan is referring to RCDs, they trip when a current goes to earth instead fully to neutral. Not all households are equipped with those. What really speaks against electrocution is, if the resistance to earth is not low enough you might not die from electric shock (heart stands still) you might burn to death, fully aware and unable to break the circuit as your body will go into spasm. Careful with this method. Avoid, really.

 

[ningaman151]

Stan is referring to RCDs, they trip when a current goes to earth instead fully to neutral. Not all households are equipped with those. What really speaks against electrocution is, if the resistance to earth is not low enough you might not die from electric shock (heart stands still) you might burn to death, fully aware and unable to break the circuit as your body will go into spasm. Careful with this method. Avoid, really.

So pretty much I'm stuck here in hospital. Any methods you'd recommend? I'm under 24/7 observations. Damn I fucked up to be in this place...

 

[JimFord99]

Definitely no electrocution in a hospital, their circuit protection is to a much higher standard than ordinary households. Very difficult to CTB in a hospital anyway. Too close to rescue. Sorry, wait it out.