Electric Shock
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Protection
Is It Possible to Get Electrocuted by an Electric Vehicle?
Can an Electric or Hybrid Vehicle Electrocute You in Water or During a Crash? Electric vehicles (EVs) such as cars, scooters, bikes, and even trucks are expected to dominate roads…
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What Happens if a Power Line Falls into the Ocean Water?
What Happens if a High-Voltage Power Line Falls into the Ocean, or a Battery or Toaster Comes into Contact with a Bathtub or Seawater? The interaction between electricity and water…
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If Lightning Strikes the Sea, How Far Away is it Dangerous?
How Far Away Can a Lightning Strike Cause Damage or Death to Swimmers in the Ocean? Lightning strikes are among nature’s most powerful phenomena. However, their immense energy and unpredictable…
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Why You Should Never Buy or Use Male-to-Male Extension Cords
Why You Should Immediately Stop Using and Never Consider Male-to-Male Extension Cords What is a Male-to-Male Extension Cord? A male-to-male extension cord is a cable with male (pronged) plugs on…
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Appliances You Should Never Plug Into an Extension Cord
List of Electrical Appliances You Should Never Plug Into an Extension Cord What is an Extension Cord? An extension cord is a flexible, insulated cable with a plug on one…
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Why Do We Need a GFCI & How Does it Protect During Faults?
Why Do We Need a GFCI Breaker and How Does it Protect During Ground Faults? A Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) is designed to protect circuits by detecting electrical faults…
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How Does a Standard Breaker Respond to Electrical Fault?
How Does an Ordinary Circuit Breaker Operates During Short Circuit, Overload & Ground Faults? When a standard circuit breaker detects a fault, such as an overload or short circuit, it…
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Why Doesn’t a Standard Breaker Protract Against Ground Faults?
Why Does a Standard Breaker Pose a Shock Hazard with a Broken Neutral? A broken neutral in a circuit with a standard breaker can pose a shock hazard because the…
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How Do GFCI and Standard Breakers Respond to Ground Faults?
How Does a GFCI Breaker Protect Us in Case of a Fault, Compared to Standard Breakers? An ordinary circuit breaker in the main panel for household appliances protects only in…
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The Heart-Wrenching Story Behind the 1967 “Kiss of Life” Photo
The Heart-Wrenching Story Behind the “Kiss of Life” – A 1967 Photo by Rocco Morabito Showing Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation to a Lineman Atop a Utility Pole The iconic “Kiss of Life”…
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