CTB via Electrocution

[You Can Call Me Al]

How successful is the whole hairdryer/toaster/etc in the bathtub method?

 

[Terminated]

I don't think it would be that successful. Depending on the country you live in, the power from those appliances will only be a max of 240v. You probably have a circuit breaker in your box, so that'll cut the power before anything happens. Even if you didn't it wouldn't be enough to kill you. If you want electrocution, you'll have to find a better method or just a different suicide method all together.

 

[Starrywaters]

Most people I've read about ctb using electrocution have opted to find significant power sources (power lines etc). I agree with terminated, it's unlikely a household would contain enough voltage for you to ctb without some significant effort on your part.

If you are set on this method it might be worth doing a bit more research.

 

[eternalflame]

Well you may actually drown in water, not die from heart failure.

 

[unkuto]

I've read stories about people who survive from electrocution on high voltage lines (people climb up and do various jobs up there).
So you probably have a better chance to drown yourself in aquarium than die from electrocution idk.

 

[UnravelingWinter]

I've tried electrocution with a household outlet and it didn't work. Gave up after some painful shocks. There are more reliable ways.

 

[eternalflame]

Can you write more about your attempt?

 

[UnravelingWinter]

Can you write more about your attempt?

I tried to put metal in the socket with one hand while the other hand held a grounded object (the metal leg from my desk) so that the current would pass through my heart, but it didn't work. Tried some variations and none of them worked.

 

[ornitier199]

Will it induce burns or bleeds more is my question. I don't like seeing blood which is why I could never SH.

 

[unkuto]

Will it induce burns or bleeds more is my question. I don't like seeing blood which is why I could never SH.

Yes it will. The high voltage can literally fry affected body part to the point where it need amputation.
It's painful, ugly and horrible. You can look up online about similar incidents to see what it's look like.

 

[its-about-time]

I just watched a Mythbusters episode about this.

Yes you can die from dropping certain electronics into your bathtub.

Bathroom appliances (hair dryer, curling iron, etc) made after the 50's or 60's are equipped with a safety switch that clicks when it hits water and will not work. If you can source a 1950 hair dryer it WILL work.

However appliances with heating elements worked astoundingly. For example, a toaster that's plugged in and actively heating up. Very high level of electrocution far beyond what is required for death.

The episode also details additional factors that increase success, such as how far to drop the device in from the tub drain, and test things like how the presence of bubble bath, urine, etc impact results.

 

[mandyjohnuk]

You have more chance of dying from electrocution from car battery's as they hold more Amps. It's not the voltage that kills it's the Amps. In a UK house at 230V it typically uses a 32A ring main that will be powering your 13A fused sockets. A car battery comes in only at 12.5 V but can have Amp values of 100A or higher.

 

[Of The Universe]

How successful is the whole hairdryer/toaster/etc in the bathtub method?

I see you're A James Bond fan?

 

[BrokenBliss]

Ever see The Ring? Besides all the comments above, I hear it hurts like hell.

 

[miserable_existance]

How successful is the whole hairdryer/toaster/etc in the bathtub method?

can taser in to the heart kill