What REALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU SPILL WATER in an OUTLET?
What happens when you get water in an electric outlet without gfci? YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE WHAT YOU SEE. Can you run lights or a toaster under water? appliance & lights underwater? One of my viewers wanted to know what happens when an outlet gets wet & it's not protected by a GFCI plug.
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Thanks for watching please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE - Power strip used: amzn.to/34SczFu I am hoping @Electroboom may shed some light on the results of these tests? Do NOT try any of the tests you saw in the video. There were numerous safety precautions taken that you can't see to ensure I was safe at all times.
@@virginia7125 Looks like the hair dryer would keep working but it would be fatal for the person. Scary stuff.
you might be producing hydrogen! also try adding a little salt to the water and see what happens
Maybe you should try adding some salt to the water. That should make it a better conductor. Then what would happen??
@@andrewpeterson9250 I suspect that if you had salt it will cause all the breakers to trip because it will short out. Probably would be dangerous. Certainly don't touch the water if it's got salt in it as it will likely be conductive.
The reason why the outlet never tripped is because the water wasn’t conductive enough to draw enough amps to trip the breaker. The reason why the GFCI outlet tripped is because it is much more sensitive. GFCI works on the principle of differential, or in laymen’s terms “what goes in must come out”. It measures the current “into” the phase wire and “returning” on the neutral wire, and if any current “escapes” this zone, which would be going to the ground in this example, it trips the outlet. GFCI outlets require only a tiny amount of current “escaping” to trip, and that’s why it tripped in this case. If you measured the current in the ground wire, you will probably see an increase in ground current when the water hits it. It could be really small or it could be just below the minimum amperage trip that the breaker is rated for. That is a dangerous condition when the ground is “energized”. This means there is a voltage potential gradient where current can flow. If your body ends up being within that voltage gradient, you could become a conductor of current, and it only takes milliamps to stop your heart…This is also why this condition is so dangerous because it could take 20 Amps to trip the breaker (without GFCI).
FedEx guy probably said: "oh sorry for interupting your suicide"
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Must be Canadian I mean
hahaha
I just can't even imagine what the FedEx guy was thinking.
"Oh cool I used to have one of those wind up swimming divers when I was a kid." "No don't grab it out of the fish tank there's...."
Didn’t expect to see you here!
yes 2b2t Minecraft man
he should ahve asked
I wasn’t expecting to see you here love your videos btw
Tried this! I was blown away by the results as well - hit the wall on the other side of the room and ended up in hospital.
Lol
That was too real 🤣 you’re wrong for that lmaoooo
Some things to consider: - This was tap water. Putting a moderate amount of salt in the water would still not have caused sparking or instant breaker popping, but would definitely have caused a more violent reaction - like,. more bubbles, possibly even visible additional heat. By using water as salty as sea water, you may actually get something spectacular to happen, maybe even pop a breaker, but probably not yet. - There is also secondary water damage. The moment water gets on a voltage differential, electrolysis takes place, which changes the chemical composition of the surfaces, and tends to weaken the outside surfaces of wires. In particular, a perfectly fine wire nut or wago connection could become a weak or high resistance one, and possibly even arc and start a fire. That latter effect is typically too long term to be visible in a video recorded on a single day, but is actually a common cause of house fires. This is why outlets and electrical boxes that have ever been wet need to be replaced, even if they appear fine right now.
That last bit of information is really useful. I almost died at 2/3 yo upon touching a splice, so I know not to fuck with electricity or take any risk at all.
I'm guessing distilled water would have no effect whatsoever then, eh?
@@jasondashney Even distilled water can cause corrosion over time. No water is safe.
@@jasondashney Yes, I saw in some places they clean elictrical boards and stuff with distilled water after they have been exposed to sea water or so
@@pouria5180 100%. Before cell phones were waterproof, if you dropped yours in the water the best thing you could do was take out the battery and bathe the phone in distilled water. It got the minerals that caused shorts out. Then allow it to fully dry and you're good to go.
On a positive note, the toaster has never been cleaner.
Yes it have when it was new
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My wife told me this was fake so I threw her hair drier in the tub while she was taking a bath. She was right!!!!!!!!!! Man I am going to miss her.
why.
Hey, divorces are expensive, so this way he didn't only safe money but was able to make money thanks to the life insurance. That's what you call 'two birds with one stone'. 😏
@@e.k.9633 Hehehehe, I think Jayyify took me sereous lol.
Just because nobody got shocked in the video doesn't mean it's fake. He just didn't shove his hand in the fish tank.
@@BPS298 We know already. Not only did he tell in the video but Victor reproduced it by frying his wife in the bathtub and proofed the statement. Never just believe, always double check yourself. A real scientist, this Victor! 🤓
Also, it's best to keep in mind when seeing seemingly nothing happen in these tests that a dangerous amount of electricity is surging through the water and you can't see it. The purpose of this test isn't to see how dangerous a toaster in water is. It's to see if the outlet prevents a safety hazard like this.
Would be fun to see this done with a voltmeter hooked up.
Me through the whole video: Wow all these devices can work in water! They’re built really well. Me after the video reminded me this means the electricity was running through the water: Oh, yeah that’s bad. 💀
It would read 120 volts.
@@davidprince6877 would be fun to see in a swimming pool full of people
Funny, mine gets a little water on it outside and trips..this video is not real..
you should have tested the water with a multimeter. It would have been interesting to see what the voltage would have been from one probe to the other in water, and one probe to ground in another.
The voltage would likely read close to 120v.
@@rylandavis2976 I dont think it would. Actually Don't think i would show any reading at all.
What makes you say that?
What's important is the conductivity of the water. Actually, it will vary a lot since it depends on the salt ions from your water source. Distilled water is almost a perfect isolator, while seawater has larger conductivity than fresh water. For humans, the most dangerous cases are when you are touching AC, especially roughly the 50 or 60Hz mains frequencies. It makes your muscles cramp and you might get stuck unable to release yourself from the source... The most dangerous thing is when the current through your heart exceeds 50mA or so, because it may give you cardiac arrest. Regarding the measurement with a probe in the water, the result will depend on the instrument impedance and the conductivity of the particular water source. Even if you measure a "high" voltage, it does not have to be deadly for humans, since the current is what is most important in that case.
As an electrician, the resistance of the water has nothing to do with voltage. He’s using the line voltage in his home which is 120 volts. If you tested the water to ground your meter would read 120. It’s just part of the circuit. It’s no different than a wire nut full of splices all heading in different directions.
“Why shouldn’t you put a toaster in a bathtub full of water?” “Because your toast would get soggy”
Power Puff Girls heck yeah
That man was ahead of his time
Plus making food in the bathroom is disgusting.
@@timhinchcliffe5372 it can't ground out brother, you have a metal pipe that goes into the ground in your tub allowing the electricity to ground down the drain.
@@ruipedrosousa8542 America, FUCK YEAH
"Electricity and water do not mix" well the problem is that they actually mix a little too well
Doesn't mix for humans doe you'll be fried as a cook skeleton 💀🚿⚡
The dude that watched the video muted: OK, It's fine. Nothing happens so it's safe. Time to submerge the christmas tree into my pool!
Anything that people say not to make in contact with electricity is just because the electricity likes it a little too well.
There's a lot of experiments on youtube showing water is horrible at conducting electricity. The issue comes from the impurities in the water. Since there's metal and stuff in there that's what makes it more conductive and dangerous. Which is pretty much all water unless you buy destilled water, so it's a "yes but no"
Add some salt it will mix even better
This is the best advertisement on KZhead I've seen so far. I didn't feel any bit of urge to click off the video because the quality and concept were engaging.
I appreciate the love but it wasn't sponsored at all. Someone needs to tell Kensington to send me some cash for risking my life! and my diver
These outlets are heavy duty and pretty much used in various scenarios. I would’ve liked to see a regular cheap one without a surge protector from the dollar store. That would’ve been interesting
This looks like a commercial for Kensington power strip. It's indestructible... 😂😂😂
I had so my anxiety watching this. My whole childhood I was told to be extremely cautious around outlets to the point I still get nervous changing light bulbs. Great video
On another hand, it is still good to be cautious around outlets. I had my house burned down due to careless use of outlets before, and have had bad anxiety of them ever since.
@@somerandomfox8579 sorry to hear that. I’ve had a few shocks but never a fire. Although I do remember a time when phone charges would catch fire randomly
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I literally did this earlier and now this is on my recommended. My FBI agent’s looking out for me. Thanks bro I appreciate it.
I bet it's a larger group
I'll take Things that Didn't Happen for 200 Alex
You didn't do it
69 likes *nice*
Same!!
As someone who as always feared electricity enough not to even touch something if it gets wet, I am pleasantly surprised by your results. I was anticipating a Mythbusters/Beavis and Butt-Head type of result. lol
Well, presumably it's still really dangerous if you touch it
DONT BELIVE IT ! Coming from someone that experienced it IT WILL EXPLODE
It's still electrified 🤦♂️
That "This is absolutely ridiculous, i almost couldn't believe what i had seen" 3:25 had tears rolling down my face
Y’all be careful. Not all outlets do this. That’s why they specified the type of outlet used. If you put regular surge protectors in water, they WILL spark and pop!
and regardless of the model of power strip- it’s extremely risky anyway to perform any tests on them without proper protection. Once that bubble reaches the surface of the water, you’re screwed.
No fr, this is dangerous considering how kids absorb these kinds of videos and go "it should work i saw it on a youtube video" kind of mindset. KZhead should be deleting these kinds of videos
@@soulsilvia7947 ah yes, because kids enjoy pouring water on outlets.
@@soulsilvia7947 wdym at least i tried
@@soulsilvia7947 - you’re insane with that kind of reasoning. Because some people could try this, it shouldn’t be allowed on the internet? 🤷🏼♂️
I am absolutely baffled! I grew up thinking that the slightest drop of water on an electronic product was game over for that product! It's crazy that this worked (thought was probably very dangerous!)
No that does happen but it differs for each electronic. So DO NOT PUT WATER ON IT.
@@signin9551 Yeah, i experienced this back then. It nearly exploded near my face when i plugged a charger in.
@@signin9551 water or not doesnt change, but the things what have in the water can do alot of stuff, like salt, sugar, etc
@@frankuraku5622 water or not doesnt change, but the things what have in the water can do alot of stuff, like salt, sugar, etc
@@bl1nd_ness664 yea but some things can still pop underwater
What an awesome test and demonstration. It actually made me flinch a bit when you turned on that underwater toaster. Thanks much for making this video and also for demonstrating how a regular circuit breaker will not protect the circuit when the load is exposed to water.
wow - this is unbelievable - thanks for this.
Neat experiment! What do you think about adding a bunch of salt to the fishtank to increase the short circuit potential? You can also try a part 2 and measure the AC current draw when dry and when wet.
I have a feeling that or more minerals would affect the breaker tripping might be interesting to try for sure.
@@SilverCymbal I’ve seen electro boom do it before, when there are other minerals such as soap or salt the water becomes more conductive or dangerous in some other way.
@@SilverCymbal You should get a plug current meter so you can measure how much more current the water draws.
@@SilverCymbal Simpsons did... err Mythbusters did it...!
I think it would just increase the rate at what you get hydrogen due to electrolysis
When he zoomed in on that power strip under water I backed up.
Lol
same lol
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I love these videos from a scientific standpoint. I search for these videos because I know I don’t have the controlled environment, and I know there are trained professionals out there who have likely covered it. Thanks for these videos!
Ok, so it’s not that the appliance will electrify, it’s that real life doesn’t show the dangers as clearly as a SciFi movie. Glad life constantly reminds us of its dangers!
I'm glad to see this. I dropped a cup of water onto my extention cord accidentally that had a lamp plugged into it and it was on at the time. I was terrified I was going to blow it out. So I immediately turned off the lamp, unplugged it and dried off the water with a towel and let the outlet dry the rest of the day
Next video: what happens if you stick a fork in an outlet
Good question Now Jesus will be see you
"Let's find ou-" *dies*
Yes
And that kids, is how grandpa got a free ticket to see jesus
And bites it
Girls: "I wonder why men don't live as long" The men in question:
Underrated
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Its not just risks.
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Great daring experiment. But very needed knowledge!
This was incredibly educational. Wow I never knew the stuff would still work
“And that’s how we toast a bread underwater”
@NathanVic14 YT 𝚛/𝚠𝚘𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚑
@@lia_studio. lol
Or humans
@NathanVic14 YT R/wooosh
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Seeing him plug that toaster in submerged in water with his bare hands had me scared for a bit..
Me too LOL and that will be good scene for final destination suddenly someone plug the cable on the outlet 😂
Then u realized the power-strip was powered off
Just keep in mind with videos like this that if the channel is owned and operated by just one dude then anything that happens in the video is confirmed not to kill them because they would still need to be alive and healthy to upload the video in the first place.
Same
The outlet itself was unplugged at that moment.
This was a fun video. I had my electrician change out my sump pump outlet in the basement to a gfci outlet. I need to have him come back and switch it to a newer gfci outlet with a built in trip alarm. You might like to do a video on that. I saw it on a Instagram video and the gfci alarm outlets are a great idea.
Best ad of the extension lead you can ever imagine. Would def buy Kensington 🤩
3:25 made me laugh pretty hard lol
Me too, I thought it was blowing up when I heard the sound!
K
Lmaooo same
Clean water is an insulator. Contaminated water can conduct electricity and the results would have been very different. Stay safe and use an appropriate electrical safety device especially when working outdoors or in damp situations.
@@Tb0n3 one good way to eyeball the ionic content is to look for bubbles. A current will break down water into hydrogen and oxygen gas by electrolysis, and because it's alternating current, the gasses would be mixed and able to be ignited by any spark.
It would have to have a lot of stuff in it to draw enough current to trip a normal breaker. Ultimately there would still have to be a sustained current draw of more than 15 amps to make it trip without the GFCI.
@@nekilikizhrvatske3336 So you deny that electrolysis exists, without evidence, and claim that "sparks" are made by "high current"? And I should care about this why?
@@StringerNews1 good point, you dont need to care because youre right, i dont deny electrolysis im just not interested in chemistry so i dont do experiments
@@StringerNews1 i'm no expert but electrolysis doesn't work with alternating current
well made video i have a multi box in the paddock gets wet a lot, id love to see a voltage reading on your tank of water
dang thats crazy thanks for the tips
This goes against everything cartoons have taught me.
If anything cartoon tells you, getting electrified is just for comic relief and just walk away without serious effect
@@MaxBraver555 rlly Sherlock
@@MaxBraver555 no shit sherlock
Guys, you're gonna murder him!!
simply because cartoons are too entertain and not to teach
2:23 The lightbulb looks more transparent under water, because the refractive index of glass/plastic is much more similar to water tha that of air. Thus the light is barely refracted at the boundary layer from bulb to water.
Ok nerd Ratio
He didn't take science so, he's catching up with the middle school syllabus!!
Explain in football terms
Real life cell shading
It looked like the sun in a glass ball
As an Australian with rcd/gfci built in to most circuits and all general purpose outlets at the breaker box, this blew my mind.
So you can cook your morning toast while sitting in the bathtub. Just that you will also be toast. I had no idea this stuff would work under water. Never would have tried either. Cool video. Also makes me want to update all my bathroom outlets.
I used to be an electronics service technician. Not surprised one bit by the results. The water although somewhat conductive, still has high resistance. So, there isn't enough current flowing through the water to trip the breaker. The path of least resistance is still through the item plugged in. Still, no one should try this as doing the wrong thing could injure or kill you. The way people get electrocuted (die from electric shock) is when current flows through their body causing the heart to stop. Just sticking your arm in (don't try that) without a path for the current to flow through your body would probably not do much. The problem comes when you touch ground with your other arm or legs. Current flowing arm to arm could kill you especially when in water, because it gives more surface area on the skin for the current to flow through you.
Yikes !!!!
Same here but I did wonder if he'd get a shock through that continuous stream of water from the hose to the socket. Both the regular breaker and the GFCI setup worked exactly as they're meant to. No surprises there.
@@anonymouseniller6688 To get shocked you need a path to ground or to a conductor at a different voltage. Otherwise there is no current flow. There could be a small amount or current flowing through the water stream, but that wouldn't affect him.
@@my3dviews i dont believe that a plug submeged in water has more resistance than a goddamn 1200W toaster
@@piergiorgio919 It has to do with the conductivity of the water. Which isn't that high, so it doesn't trip the breaker. So, most of the current still flows through the toaster heating elements as it does not being submerged.
Getting strong electroboom vibes "unfortunately" everything went right
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That’s funny as hell because his second channel Mehditation came up as the next video haha
Wow. Good video! Thx for it.
Great video… just like outdoor Christmas lights.. they stay on during the storms… great information
All those dark movie scenes from the 80’s and 90’s had me thinking a good self yeet only needed a warm bath and the hunger for toast. Wowee
It is all you need though.
It's still deadly you just can't see it as clearly. You can't actually see electricity, you can only see what it does. Thats why power lines and cables don't look any different when on vs off. The reason why it's dangerous is because water is a liquid conductor of electricity, but it doesn't do it as well as metal, and its conductivity depends on whats in it. So touching that water would be like touching a live wire. You can't see the electricity but it's still there and it will still stop your heart.
I know how it works guys. I was making a joke because the dude is reaching into the water and seems fine. Don’t get your shorts in a twist.
S e l f y e e t
@@korridarkheart2342 The the toaster was off when he reached into the water, notice he used a stick to turn it on and not his hand.
"DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME" I Can't even if i wanted to.... All AUS outlets are protected by GCFIs at the fuse box.
The reason why this is still dangerous is bc your gcfi are old and dont work properly No more
Hah, stoopid australian cant accidentally kill himself with water and an outlet.
@@imcardbored8394 lol nah cause everything else in Australia will kill you
Most strip outlets aren't actually gfi
@@youtubeisgarbage900 using a gun on a spider is a little.. much
Wouldn't adding salt to the water reduce the resistance and cause greater effects?
Thats a damn good power strip! Cudos to that manufacturer.
Your mileage WILL actually vary depending on where you live. If the water in your area is harder (ie, has more mineral content), then it'll be FAR more conductive. The temperature of the water also matters. This was probably done with 110v, but most of the world uses 220v to 240v, voltage also matters.
Right, kind of a let down that they didn't mention this in the video....
Yep, agree.
In fact, only the northern part of the world uses 220v in a common way, from the center to the south of the world, 120v is already used usually (there are exceptions, but it is to give us an idea)
@@altair_sound I don't know where you got that idea, but it's totally wrong. Not just wrong, but opposite to reality. There are basically NO countries south of the Equator that use 110/120. The only places south of the Equator that use 110/120 are a tiny bit of Colombia (most of it is in the northern hemisphere) and part of Ecuador. That's it, a small part of two countries. Pretty much all countries that use 110 are in the northern hemisphere, namely all countries in North America and most in Central America plus Japan. The entire rest of the world is all 220 to 240v.
not most the world
“so now we’re gonna do the final test. there’s one problem,” (me thinking of the hundreds of things wrong with this experiments). “it won’t fit in the tank. so i plugged in the toaster underwater.” LMAO
Real smooth promotional ad by GFCI OUTLETS. Had me watching till the end.
Thanks for the video
Soon he realised he bought a water resistance extender.
@@hectorbabanto5897 it’s a meme/joke.
@@hectorbabanto5897 lmao it’s a joke
@@hectorbabanto5897 lmao it's a joke
@@hectorbabanto5897 lmao it's a joke
@@hectorbabanto5897 lmao it’s a joke
You should've had a voltage/amp meter to measure just how much electric current was in the water.
water or not doesnt change, but the things what have in the water can do alot of stuff, like salt, sugar, etc
@@bl1nd_ness664 Dunno what you're trying to say after first comma but even that is wrong. Water will conduct electricity as tap or lake water from the presence of charge carrier ions so there will be increases in voltage and current while it'll be electrically insulating when pure.
@@jaimenaught9000 Yea, its like this: clear water × Eletricy Farted water from gamer girl = eletricy
@@bl1nd_ness664 *gasps and clutches pearls*. I am personally and spiritually appalled at your scandalous tomfoolery. Never reply to me again upon this forum. Your family should be ashamed.
@@jaimenaught9000 i have asthma and im almost dead rn
We had our ground fault interruption device become faulty in our old junction box, and it was a type known to become faulty after some time, tripping spontaneously, and tripping when lightning strikes happened close but not actually into the grid due to an indirect strike somewhere. Some power outages were also capable of making it trip when a different part of the neighbourhood got hit by one and we had our lights flicker for a bit, and then ours went off as well even though we didn't actually have an actual power outage. All our breakers are now breakers and a ground fault interruptor device in one device. Slightly inconvenient because you don't know what made it trip in some cases, but easier to wire. Since this is in The Netherlands, we are at 230V, single phase, on a 3-phase supply-in, and typically only the kitchen and sometimes a socket upstairs has all three phases into 1 socket, providing you with 400V.
Great video. Great knowledge for us outdoor types!
That’s honestly terrifying. There’s just no way to know if water has thousands of volts running through it … unless you touch it and learn the hard way
It has 120 volts AC potential in it, with a resistance high enough to not allow it to draw more than the 15 amps it takes to trip a normal circuit breaker. Electricity isn't that complicated mate. Read about it sometime.
@@xokelis0015 you say that but I didn’t process or understand that first sentence at all
@@xokelis0015 with that being said, you would still likely die or at least sustain serious injury if you contacted that water with your skin
@@insertcreativityhere7747 something can have 100000000 volts running through, but have high enough resistance that makes the current 0,00000001 ampers, which you can safely touch. High volts doesn’t neccesarily kills you, but a high amper will kill you.
Exactly, there are supposed to be huge lightning bolts constantly arcing across it. I've played video games, I know my rights.
"it even works underwater" -Phil swift-
*That's a lot of damage*
fucktape
Lol
Does fire work underwater?
*ILL* *TAKE* *YOUR* *ENTIRE* *STOCK*
You've described every Southern yard in the summer. Sudden torrential rain, and everything still works great. They will corrode quickly though. You get like a year out of a power strip.
thanks for giving caution😊
"And of course everything is working great-why wouldn't it? We're only underwater." lmao
No he's not actually wetting the main out let
@@jorqi r/woosh
lol
_"Wait. If we're underwater, how could there be el-"_ *dies*
That is high-end outlet lol, now test it with made in china outlet then you'll see the difference.
LOL
This made my day
u look cheap yourself, u made in china?
@@Tumsakari shut up if you're not asian, you don't know what I mean
Ya know that almost everything in the world is made in china, right?
Wow this is pretty cool thank goodness at home we only use these types of outlets
Interesting since I was just on FL power washing a house that got hit by Ian and had several items plugged into the multioutlet cord that was plugged into an generator and I wondered if it was going to be an issue but it never was. I wondered if it was because it was a generator. Would have been interesting to use a meter and see what the voltage was in the water.
It can definitely be an issue, even with a generator. Yes there will be a different way of how it derives the ground (at least that's what I think, you can't power your home with a generator where I live should there be a huge power outage, which are rare even just for the short, on average 30 minutes lasting ones and even more rare for the hour long ones) in the installation, but you will still get a shock if there is a way for power to flow through you back to ground or the neutral. There's a difference in potential (voltage) so any possibility of that potential flowing through you will make you at risk of suffering the effects of it.
"Do not try any of this you could die" Some guy on tik tok: "Sup tic tok. Im gonna be doing the toaster bath challenge. Let's gooooo 🤟😝🤟"
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Natural selection.
Let them die, The more people die in the making of tik tok videos, The less idiots there will be on earth, See it as a purifier, filter or natural selection.
If it's on tik tok you'll have to wait for part 2 before you see him die
@@maverick300 good choice of words
My anxiety while watching this: 📈📈📈
Imagine mine!
@@SilverCymbal tell me what to see if I buy I outlet ,that if water drop accidentally ,nothing will happen plz tell me ,
@@zayn1206 i dont suggest putting it in water intentionally but should it happen, just unplug it and let it air dry. youll be fine
The reason why the breaker doesn't trip is because water is quite resistive. But the GFCI is very sensitive to a ground fault. It only takes around 5mA to trip a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter.
I like the way he says water. Sounds like his catchphrase; “WUHTUH!”
Welcome to Boston
@@SilverCymbal Boston moment
Had a stroke reading that
I say water like the “ter” is like “per” and “wa” is “wo” Woter
Fedex dude: "What the hell is making this guy with that stuff outside. I won't be able to kick, smash and dance on the package with him watching me".
fedex be like
First sentence was aids. You forgot about the grab and slam.
I’m sorry but I get passed everytime I see the shit about fedex and destroying packages. Unless you have worked around or as a package driver, shut up. FedEx, USPS, UPS and all other major package carriers work their employees to the bone... forced overtime most of the time, high but not high enough pay for the inhumanly long hours, and tight deadlines... deadlines so tight that it makes Fallout 76’s dev time look like a 36 hour plane trip in comparison. Drivers have demanded to be back at the warehouse by a certain time with ALL outbound packages delivered, and if one is still on the truck without an explication, the driver is punished (stupid I know) or sometimes even cited. You don’t think this raises stress? Please take more than a nanosecond to think about what people like package delivery drivers have to deal with and don’t default to one issue or fuckoff meme. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk. This was serious.
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@@SuburbaniteUrbanite thank you for sharing that
Love this vid and found the results suprising. Id love to see you revisit this vid again, except using salt water. I think that might trip the non GFCI breaker. Also might cause exciting sparks if lucky.
Yeah there are not enough electrolytes in water to short circuit
@@sherlockhomeless7249 I'd be surprised you'd get it to trip a regular breaker or spark with just salt water. It's not THAT conductive. OTOH the grounded surface area in an outlet with electrical box is HUGE, probably in a multi outlet too. The live surface area isn't that big though, still... MAYBE? My expectation though is that it'd basically cook the salt water until it's gone, making a huge mess in the process and splashing drops of hot salt water. And ruining the internal wiring. It's POSSIBLE you'd get it to electrolyze some wire or solder connection apart, to the point of causing arcs - but I kinda doubt it'd happen within just minutes.
@@divVerent i got electrocuted by salt water in pse lab ,i ain't gonna do that shit again. Btw you are right
Are you the guy that cures fears? Well thank you for this video. I plugged a regular lamp when I was young and it sparked and electrocuted me. GFCI? Never even knew about it. Tried to learn more about ratings online, I encountered pervs on the internet instead and bullies. Wanted to learn so much about electricity and science, fast forward to college and even in my physics class, I was scared to hold the Van de Graaff generator and my teacher poked fun at us for being scared. I felt I underperformed in my physics classes because of my fear that otherwise I would have enjoyed because I love the subject. So thank you. Of course it’s different here in the US, most outlets are safe and rated and low voltage compared to what we had at home 220V before. I’m a woman who considers electricity as a luxury still so thank you. You just helped me in a future job that has something to do with engineering stuffs. many many many thanks 🙂
1:36 FedEx guy running away after seeing what he's doing.
Just imagine seeing a random guy doing this experiment
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I have the exact same toaster that he used in this video. That's pretty wild that a non GFCI power strip still works when you put water in it. Although I think my next power strip will have a GFCI protector in it
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This depends heavily on the water used. Pure water is an insulator, it is the other elements in the water (not the water itself) that can carry a lot of current. Using water from a lake or ocean is likely going to have a better chance of flipping a breaker.
I don’t think so
@@TimsNeggs By definition, he is mostly correct. Pure water (Distilled water) is a very poor conductor of electricity but it is not considered "an insulator".
salt is fairly conductive.
Do a part 2 test!
@@ruffxm isnt air a insulator tho?
Him: *Submerges electronics under water* Electronics: “This is fine” Me: *Exists near my electronics* Electronics: “I shall cease all functions”
Are you, perhaps, a wizard
I’m very protective over my IPad and I have never let a single drop of water stay on it, even if it’s on the back or screen of whatever. ;-;
I'm the same way. If I look at something electronic it breaks
@@smartpuff7389 he's in hogwarts
@@paddlefaster same
Would be interesting to see the voltage of the water measured.. also the difference between salt water and tap water. In South Africa, every circuit fed from the main breaker is protected by an earth leakage (GFCI) plugs, lights, stove, hot water cylinder. This is of course what the regulations say, in real life it’s often very different!
Haha, yeah, in real life things are definitely much different. we moved into a brand new complex in SA and we always had problems with electricity tripping and the electrician's solution was to just get rid of the RCD
In China I noticed almost everything was on a GFCI breaker.
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That isnt even the weirdest thing that FedEx driver has seen that week
“What happens when water touches an outlet?” famous last words
Thanks for letting me know to not use a surface type outlet when im gonna use a toaster as a bath bomb.
The problem with water and electricity is not that they don't mix, but that they mix too well
Yes
@@Woletat yes
@@subliminal9144 yes
Right people think oh if this socket gets wet it will blow up or catch fire but it doesn’t work like that now if you plug it in it’s a i different story but the thing about that it’s already plugged in so it won’t really anything.
For added fun, you can mix water, salt and electricity to unlock chlorine gas, a nice little internationally banned chemical weapon gas
So what I learned is the regular powerstrip will never let me down. Not even under water YEAHHHHHH
was this a rickroll
Good to know all this stuff works under water too! I’ve been wasting so much time getting out of the bath to make toast
Great video
Electrical engineer here. Despite their being water on the circuit, the Electrical current will still travel along the wires because wires have less resistance than water. The danger here is if that water became grounded. For example, placing your hand in the water and then grabbing a grounded copper pipe. His experiment doesn't show the potential danger here, only that some electrical devices don't have a problem operating underwater.
Interesting
Presumably, the breaker tripped when he used the protected outlet because the outlet strop was lying on the ground? Although I'm not too sure where the water could've formed the path to the ground
Could be wrong. But I would also think if the water was grounded, you would still get current flowing through your body sticking any object in the water. Since it would just travel through the object submerged in the water. But obviously not as much as sticking your hands directly in the water.
Most Newer outlets are like this.. older ones aren’t
you sound like u had an unpleasant experience with an old one lmaoo
@@SnakeEaterSx probably tested it with her old outlet
Because now, most of the electronics have some type of safe build on it.
Nah. There is nothing fancy in modern power strips to affect this.
I had a fire when I spilled just a few drops into an older one. I was lucky to be around as it happened around 10 mins after the spill.
I can't wait to try this
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"Would you like some toasted water in this troubling time?" - me
Me: ( gets a drop of water on the plug) “ omg I’m gonna die. It may blow up” Him: “ so it’s in the tank of water and nothing really happened “
Haha lol
Sameee lol
this literally happened to me today lmao
You can still get killed though, notice he uses (I'm assuming rubber) gloves when the power is on, and he uses a stick to turn toaster on.
Lol oven mitts and wooden spatula, like your dissarming a bomb.
That good to know, I have outlet with a power strip outside under my step. It out in element. Rain water must get on a little, good to know the it won't short out.
Might have to your live sometime starting to enjoy your vibes mayn lol
2:51 "Pretty strange feeling....." 😄😄😄
1:17 "yeah let's jam this outlet into the water" lmao
That was the cringiest part of the whole video.
Howdy. An episode of mine. I needed power outside. I plugged an extension cord (splash proof) into the socket. The extension socket became fireworks. Evidently water and grit had seeped into it. And now the real thing. The breaker did not cut off. The mechanism did trigger but the points had got welded ON. Eventually the main fuses blew in the meter room. Flippin' scary. My location is Finland, Europe. I had replaced the apartment panel plug type fuses with plug type breakers. Bad idea, evidently. I switched back to original plug fuses. Clearly these will guarantee breaking if shorts happen. Regards.
Did you use 120v or 230v
Would be really interesting if you had something to measure the amount of electricity flowing through the water when the appliances were submerged.
None would be in the water. It would be struggling to transfer between the hot and neutral/grounding conductors in the plug strip.
Multimeters:
No current because theres nowhere for it to go
@@olivercarter5546 there would be some current.... Depends on the water type as the water would be the "device"
@@olivercarter5546 everything is conductive, just depends on how much voltage it needs to conduct. The water would have a set resistance per inch or whAtever and you could do the math to see what current would be drawn at 120v.