What REALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU SPILL WATER in an OUTLET?

[@SilverCymbal]

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.

[@SilverCymbal]

@@virginia7125 Looks like the hair dryer would keep working but it would be fatal for the person. Scary stuff.

[@MikeDawson1]

you might be producing hydrogen! also try adding a little salt to the water and see what happens

[@bobWsterguy]

Maybe you should try adding some salt to the water. That should make it a better conductor. Then what would happen??

[@bobWsterguy]

@@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.

[@Ry____]

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).

[@SalC1]

I just can't even imagine what the FedEx guy was thinking.

[@maximaniac7231]

"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...."

[@overlandtoshore]

Didn’t expect to see you here!

[@NithinJune]

yes 2b2t Minecraft man

[@punker4Real]

he should ahve asked

[@TechHowden]

I wasn’t expecting to see you here love your videos btw

[@nicolasinguanti9986]

“Why shouldn’t you put a toaster in a bathtub full of water?” “Because your toast would get soggy”

[@ruipedrosousa8542]

Power Puff Girls heck yeah

[@WitheredBonnieProductions]

That man was ahead of his time

[@timhinchcliffe5372]

Plus making food in the bathroom is disgusting.

[@johnmimbs5289]

@@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.

[@zoelle3040]

@@ruipedrosousa8542 America, FUCK YEAH

[@MMT--Games]

FedEx guy probably said: "oh sorry for interupting your suicide"

[@bax2603]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dingleberry352]

@May Xingqiu Take Your Order? ikr

[@deybinmendoza5524]

@@bax2603 😂😂😂😂😂

[@maritoguionyo]

Must be Canadian I mean

[@LiveTheMomentAlgeria]

hahaha

[@divVerent]

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.

[@cekan14]

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.

[@jasondashney]

I'm guessing distilled water would have no effect whatsoever then, eh?

[@divVerent]

@@jasondashney Even distilled water can cause corrosion over time. No water is safe.

[@pouria5180]

​@@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

[@jasondashney]

@@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.

[@mfjones5203]

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

[@somerandomfox8579]

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.

[@Achilles053]

@@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

[@A.A.]

Have you lost a brother in the past?

[@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_]

You're a soyak

[@Achilles053]

@@A.A. Now all we need to do is find A A A

[@markk3652]

On a positive note, the toaster has never been cleaner.

[@georgeg99]

Yes it have when it was new

[@CactusBoi420]

@@georgeg99 r/wooooooooooooooooooosh

[@andra_syawwal]

@@georgeg99 woooosh

[@MuggyOne71]

@@georgeg99 r/wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

[@angelicplayz2051]

@@georgeg99 *r/woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh*

[@VictorPoulin]

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.

[@GEESKI4X]

why.

[@e.k.9633]

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'. 😏

[@VictorPoulin]

@@e.k.9633 Hehehehe, I think Jayyify took me sereous lol.

[@BPS298]

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.

[@e.k.9633]

@@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! 🤓

[@EdgarFroes]

0:30 actually, electricity and water mix too well.

[@ashapanjo]

Came to comments to write something similar

[@lesmokealotesquair8288]

Yup

[@xxereal_killer]

frfr

[@Train313]

They do mix, just not in a good way

[@ben.becker5566]

"Electricity and water do not mix" well the problem is that they actually mix a little too well

[@cameronyoung5816]

Doesn't mix for humans doe you'll be fried as a cook skeleton 💀🚿⚡

[@Adri9570]

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!

[@BennyIncorporated]

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"

[@kerbodynamicx472]

Add some salt it will mix even better

[@pralayaryan]

Yes 😂🤣😂

[@YophiSmith]

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!

[@duckymcquack6795]

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.

[@soulsilvia7947]

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. KZbin should be deleting these kinds of videos

[@fishfood8711]

@@soulsilvia7947 ah yes, because kids enjoy pouring water on outlets.

[@fishfood8711]

@@soulsilvia7947 wdym at least i tried

[@legendofzelda2324]

@@soulsilvia7947 - you’re insane with that kind of reasoning. Because some people could try this, it shouldn’t be allowed on the internet? 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@user-qz4bn2ui5t]

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.

[@DA-te7xe]

I bet it's a larger group

[@pollutedcrimson]

I'll take Things that Didn't Happen for 200 Alex

[@rm71991]

You didn't do it

[@_lvver]

69 likes *nice*

[@ennead]

LOL this happened to me too! But with a different scenario. I was talking with my mom about dyeing my hair for the first time and moments later, when I decided to check KZbin, there's a video in my recommendation about what will happen if you're allergic to a hair dye you used. I was scared because the effects looked fatal so I told my mom about it and we did the "allergy skin test" (wherein you'll put a small amount of the hair dye in the skin beneath your elbow and wait for a few minutes. If the part became itchy that meant you're allergic to it.) Sure enough I was allergic to one of the two hair dye products we were about to use... :0 Lmao I love YT and my FBI agent.

[@vxs666]

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

[@brianng8350]

This looks like a commercial for Kensington power strip. It's indestructible... 😂😂😂

[@FrugalRepair]

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.

[@SilverCymbal]

I have a feeling that or more minerals would affect the breaker tripping might be interesting to try for sure.

[@Coldheartedmanong]

@@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.

[@Somelight3069]

@@SilverCymbal You should get a plug current meter so you can measure how much more current the water draws.

[@eclecticlight.design]

@@SilverCymbal Simpsons did... err Mythbusters did it...!

[@Lindemann302]

I think it would just increase the rate at what you get hydrogen due to electrolysis

[@fireaza]

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!)

[@signin9551]

No that does happen but it differs for each electronic. So DO NOT PUT WATER ON IT.

[@frankuraku5622]

@@signin9551 Yeah, i experienced this back then. It nearly exploded near my face when i plugged a charger in.

[@bl1nd_ness664]

@@signin9551 water or not doesnt change, but the things what have in the water can do alot of stuff, like salt, sugar, etc

[@bl1nd_ness664]

@@frankuraku5622 water or not doesnt change, but the things what have in the water can do alot of stuff, like salt, sugar, etc

[@signin9551]

@@bl1nd_ness664 yea but some things can still pop underwater

[@RadagonTheRed]

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.

[@ApDeadMoneyCOD]

Lol

[@MadamFarquaad]

That was too real 🤣 you’re wrong for that lmaoooo

[@emberjaaas]

pun

[@Random_Cable69]

Lol

[@MelHS-gr4lv]

@@MadamFarquaad What are you talking about lol be careful people that is insanity with this rofl

[@RodneyJohnson-k1b]

That "This is absolutely ridiculous, i almost couldn't believe what i had seen" 3:25 had tears rolling down my face

[@tristanwegner]

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.

[@GamingFrazix]

Ok nerd Ratio

[@bobbyh4957]

He didn't take science so, he's catching up with the middle school syllabus!!

[@oluwadamilola4626]

Explain in football terms

[@queenofcrochetbraids9128]

Real life cell shading

[@andrei3873]

It looked like the sun in a glass ball

[@Exoid]

Next video: what happens if you stick a fork in an outlet

[@Groove4lyf3]

Good question Now Jesus will be see you

[@banetkaa]

"Let's find ou-" *dies*

[@octstudios7718]

Yes

[@booperooz1508]

And that kids, is how grandpa got a free ticket to see jesus

[@pollumG]

And bites it

[@my3dviews]

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.

[@lilybond6485]

Yikes !!!!

[@anonymouseniller6688]

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.

[@my3dviews]

@@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.

[@piergiorgio919]

@@my3dviews i dont believe that a plug submeged in water has more resistance than a goddamn 1200W toaster

[@my3dviews]

@@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.

[@desmondschneider5397]

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!

[@desmondschneider5397]

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!

[@davejohnson9495]

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.

[@Krankie_V]

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]

@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

[@bearwastaken6579]

@StringerNews1 i'm no expert but electrolysis doesn't work with alternating current

[@misham6547]

@StringerNews1 I thought that electrolysis didn't work that well with ac

[@Vysair]

@@misham6547 Electrolysis just needs a circuit path no? As long as it has that, it doesn't matter as long as it can flowl

[@gnualmafuerte]

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.

[@ElectricSlevin]

Right, kind of a let down that they didn't mention this in the video....

[@cymbala6208]

Yep, agree.

[@altair_sound]

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)

[@gnualmafuerte]

@@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.

[@allentoyokawa9068]

not most the world

[@millea8]

That last comment is the key takeaway. Even though nothing appears to be happening, it’s electrified. Nuts! Thanks for doing this man. Great vid.

[@edwardhoffenheim3249]

Girls: "I wonder why men don't live as long" The men in question:

[@Snowhyder]

Underrated

[@Mikelica69]

XD

[@kazuma8486]

Its not just risks.

[@pompomy23]

9

[@speedmixcb]

natural selection

[@Jukketa]

This goes against everything cartoons have taught me.

[@MaxBraver555]

If anything cartoon tells you, getting electrified is just for comic relief and just walk away without serious effect

[@phvkit2596]

@@MaxBraver555 rlly Sherlock

[@worthyisback5652]

@@MaxBraver555 no shit sherlock

[@melbournemeliodas215]

Guys, you're gonna murder him!!

[@mheljunenriquez6731]

simply because cartoons are too entertain and not to teach

[@aathanaravazhi194]

“And that’s how we toast a bread underwater”

[@Lesslessness]

@NathanVic14 YT 𝚛/𝚠𝚘𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚑

[@ZF-to9px]

@@Lesslessness lol

[@powerbongo922]

Or humans

[@powerbongo922]

@NathanVic14 YT R/wooosh

[@smartboiissmart]

@@Lesslessness redditor

[@MickPosch]

3:33 I don't know...seems like a whole lot of electrocution could go down during those few seconds between the water dump and the juice shutting off...

[@Woah_Yeah]

Seeing him plug that toaster in submerged in water with his bare hands had me scared for a bit..

[@jakeperalta5625]

Me too LOL and that will be good scene for final destination suddenly someone plug the cable on the outlet 😂

[@skiez7430]

Then u realized the power-strip was powered off

[@battleframestudios8989]

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.

[@shamarsoule1566]

Same

[@kingtigercrownestate9102]

The outlet itself was unplugged at that moment.

[@HappilyCarnivore]

When he zoomed in on that power strip under water I backed up.

[@lil_ishafan]

Lol

[@boatface4]

same lol

[@someone5395]

Lol

[@EBRIMX]

Lol

[@bedahnim6188]

oil

[@The_Youtube_Winner]

“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

[@edwardrook8146]

Wow, this ending is very helpful and informative! Thanks and I'll always remember the importance of the GFCI

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

You should've had a voltage/amp meter to measure just how much electric current was in the water.

[@bl1nd_ness664]

water or not doesnt change, but the things what have in the water can do alot of stuff, like salt, sugar, etc

[@jaimenaught9000]

@@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.

[@bl1nd_ness664]

@@jaimenaught9000 Yea, its like this: clear water × Eletricy Farted water from gamer girl = eletricy

[@jaimenaught9000]

@@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.

[@bl1nd_ness664]

@@jaimenaught9000 i have asthma and im almost dead rn

[@TheDude8984]

"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.

[@larskip6493]

The reason why this is still dangerous is bc your gcfi are old and dont work properly No more

[@imcardbored8394]

Hah, stoopid australian cant accidentally kill himself with water and an outlet.

[@doodlecharmz]

@@imcardbored8394 lol nah cause everything else in Australia will kill you

[@jacobklang6693]

Most strip outlets aren't actually gfi

[@tonn3066]

@@youtubeisgarbage900 using a gun on a spider is a little.. much

[@AtomicEy]

Getting strong electroboom vibes "unfortunately" everything went right

[@pain00077]

😞

[@user-df9ce4nn4m]

That’s funny as hell because his second channel Mehditation came up as the next video haha

[@eggchin22x78]

I just watched a 4:20 commercial...

[@korridarkheart2342]

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

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

It is all you need though.

[@ThatJay283]

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.

[@korridarkheart2342]

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.

[@yeetlebeetle2060]

S e l f y e e t

[@zylerperry562]

@@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.

[@prynnzau5932]

That is high-end outlet lol, now test it with made in china outlet then you'll see the difference.

[@SevensMarkedSeven]

LOL

[@SevensMarkedSeven]

This made my day

[@kalashnikova5105]

u look cheap yourself, u made in china?

[@prynnzau5932]

@@Tumsakari shut up if you're not asian, you don't know what I mean

[@THICCSmoke_]

Ya know that almost everything in the world is made in china, right?

[@insidetrip101]

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.

[@rylandavis2976]

The voltage would likely read close to 120v.

[@Wint3rshad3]

@@rylandavis2976 I dont think it would. Actually Don't think i would show any reading at all.

[@erikottema2620]

What makes you say that?

[@la7dfa]

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.

[@esl4058]

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.

[@marinaf1859]

Our kitten once peed into an outlet. It was an accident, of course. I was in the room and heard some strange noise, turned my head, and saw the kitten running away like crazy. The sparks were coming out of the outlet like a little firework. I immediately unplugged the outlet, and everything was fine. I could smell some burnt fur. The kitten was so frightened it got behind a bookcase where I couldn't grab it. It got out later, and the kitten was fine. I guess if no one was at home at that moment, the kitten could start a fire.

[@japanpanda2179]

That makes sense. Kitten urine contains tons of electrolytes, which are what really conducts the electricity. Meanwhile the water this guy used was probably very pure. Good to hear the kitten was alright.

[@cerrigate]

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.

[@davidprince6877]

Would be fun to see this done with a voltmeter hooked up.

[@zachsdickDOTmpg]

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. 💀

[@esl4058]

It would read 120 volts.

[@alexwells6876]

@@davidprince6877 would be fun to see in a swimming pool full of people

[@thedbcooperforum]

Funny, mine gets a little water on it outside and trips..this video is not real..

[@serosero]

"And of course everything is working great-why wouldn't it? We're only underwater." lmao

[@Jorqs]

No he's not actually wetting the main out let

[@spacer1418]

@@Jorqs r/woosh

[@lordpvt]

lol

[@greatwavefan397]

_"Wait. If we're underwater, how could there be el-"_ *dies*

[@danmei-mariah-taylor-BL]

My anxiety while watching this: 📈📈📈

[@SilverCymbal]

Imagine mine!

[@zayn1206]

@@SilverCymbal tell me what to see if I buy I outlet ,that if water drop accidentally ,nothing will happen plz tell me ,

[@user-xe5eq9br1c]

@@zayn1206 i dont suggest putting it in water intentionally but should it happen, just unplug it and let it air dry. youll be fine

[@kbkrpl]

I felt so anxious watching this uufff, anyway, really nice video and good you were safe! Greeting from Poland

[@dankll3717]

3:25 made me laugh pretty hard lol

[@SilverCymbal]

Me too, I thought it was blowing up when I heard the sound!

[@generalx2]

K

[@Synky]

Lmaooo same

[@ExtremeRenzie_official]

😂

[@dankll3717]

Wthhhh I forgot about this 💀

[@AlecMaierLife]

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.

[@TimsNeggs]

I don’t think so

[@ruffxm]

@@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".

[@dampintellect]

salt is fairly conductive.

[@raddox7]

Do a part 2 test!

[@mckstellar1005]

@@ruffxm isnt air a insulator tho?

[@sonicwaveinfinitymiddwelle8555]

This is the best advertisement on KZbin 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.

[@SilverCymbal]

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

[@PlayerEngineer]

i think he's talking about the time a youtube scam ad used a part of this video to advertise reducing electricity costs

[@lukebarton4827]

Thats incredible. I was certain the water would have caused a short and tripped the breaker immediately. Great video man, stay safe

[@chico20m]

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".

[@rairai255]

fedex be like

[@vera_bh8091]

First sentence was aids. You forgot about the grab and slam.

[@SFStransit]

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.

[@K4i_x]

@@SFStransit it’s just a joke r/ wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOooOooOsh

[@walaba7038]

@@SFStransit thank you for sharing that

[@cincaisoya]

Soon he realised he bought a water resistance extender.

[@caitlynkaufholz4015]

@@hectorbabanto5897 it’s a meme/joke.

[@jootkujoanimsyt8202]

@@hectorbabanto5897 lmao it’s a joke

[@npn2463]

@@hectorbabanto5897 lmao it's a joke

[@wouldyoulikesomewiessedtea8757]

@@hectorbabanto5897 lmao it's a joke

[@FuenzyXD]

@@hectorbabanto5897 lmao it’s a joke

[@finixs8247]

"it even works underwater" -Phil swift-

[@yuriang_8050]

*That's a lot of damage*

[@-__--__aaaa]

fucktape

[@doapin6240]

Lol

[@greatwavefan397]

Does fire work underwater?

[@JackTheDemon2x574]

*ILL* *TAKE* *YOUR* *ENTIRE* *STOCK*

[@emiilyjaane7]

When the toaster popped up it made me jump😂 i forgot thats whats supposed to happen 😂 i thought it was gonna explode 😂

[@musteducation8795]

Him: *Submerges electronics under water* Electronics: “This is fine” Me: *Exists near my electronics* Electronics: “I shall cease all functions”

[@smartpuff7389]

Are you, perhaps, a wizard

[@ladyazura6525]

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. ;-;

[@paddlefaster]

I'm the same way. If I look at something electronic it breaks

[@digithardt]

@@smartpuff7389 he's in hogwarts

[@dunkndonutz]

@@paddlefaster same

[@yellowlad5968]

"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 🤟😝🤟"

[@johnfoltz8183]

⚡☠️

[@HandledToaster2]

Natural selection.

[@maverick300]

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.

[@paufordemote]

If it's on tik tok you'll have to wait for part 2 before you see him die

[@jluna5323]

@@maverick300 good choice of words

[@AbyssDuelist24]

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 “

[@sanjubogati]

Haha lol

[@SteamingCake]

Sameee lol

[@ggage720]

this literally happened to me today lmao

[@ghostAndDarkness-o4n]

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.

[@Seriouslydave]

Lol oven mitts and wooden spatula, like your dissarming a bomb.

[@H.A..]

Great, now I can toast my bread in the tub and save time. Thank you for the advice Silver Cymbal!

[@YowLife]

Thats so unfair, I spilled water on my battery backup and it instantly sparked.

[@wertbe1718]

That's a complex device compared to a simple hot - neutral AC supply

[@dobronx2122]

That's why you don't buy bodgy china products m8

[@YowLife]

@@dobronx2122 It wasn't Chinese

[@anthonyfromcanada]

Probably due to the circuts inside not able to handle high voltage when it arked. There are transformers, batteries and lots of capacitors in there.

[@incongruous4]

@@dobronx2122 china makes a lot of cheap products but also a lot of very high quality products. Kind of the same with everywhere. US makes a lot of cheap shit too.

[@kush_valefor]

"Would you like some toasted water in this troubling time?" - me

[@aryadev_an]

This kind of content is exactly what the world needs! Please post shorts continuously and save KZbin 🥺

[@GR_______________________8]

add salt to the water, regular unsalty water isn’t conductive Edit: now everyone is calling me a moron😂😂😂

[@niralnaik16]

Correct 🔥🔥🔥❤️

[@GR_______________________8]

@@sonnenshiro6045 wow, there are over 6,000 languages on earth. and you decide to talk shit

[@theradomguy5581]

@@sonnenshiro6045 Yeah he might

[@alungranpetjit3009]

@@sonnenshiro6045 notice how he ain't back yet lol

[@kusukacolaylowlee1611]

@@GR_______________________8 chillout soyboi

[@SerinetySticlaru]

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.

[@lucidvisions9965]

Interesting

[@MrCh0o]

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

[@overnightdelivery]

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.

[@mingzhu8093]

Most impressive video I watched on youtube so far.

[@Opnare]

The problem with water and electricity is not that they don't mix, but that they mix too well

[@Woletat]

Yes

[@subliminal9144]

@@Woletat yes

[@timemast3r]

@@subliminal9144 yes

[@ForyeaHLM]

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.

[@amahlaka]

For added fun, you can mix water, salt and electricity to unlock chlorine gas, a nice little internationally banned chemical weapon gas

[@Gdf353bgy]

So what I learned is the regular powerstrip will never let me down. Not even under water YEAHHHHHH

[@VikClarke12]

was this a rickroll

[@lykou1821]

That isnt even the weirdest thing that FedEx driver has seen that week

[@efrenarevalo2025]

This is cool Experiment! I'll try this at home later.

[@burgerfanman]

FedEx guy: What....... what are you doing? Cymbal: *Playing with electricity and water*

[@KoolBlue1950]

I immediately remembered that meme where water was flowing out of a power point and there was a text "Should I call an electrician or a plumber?"

[@Joshxfx]

I like the way he says water. Sounds like his catchphrase; “WUHTUH!”

[@SilverCymbal]

Welcome to Boston

[@lavalampdrinker]

@@SilverCymbal Boston moment

[@harms123]

Had a stroke reading that

[@zenithchan1646]

I say water like the “ter” is like “per” and “wa” is “wo” Woter

[@richardc5100]

I saw an ad for “BEST TOVAR” in a short that was using your clip of you putting the power strip in the water with the light bulb.

[@LeylzYT]

Same here

[@hobsdigree2]

Same. Hope he gets it taken down. A lot of the ads on KZbin are for shady products from China.

[@SilverCymbal]

Thank you for sharing this. I will get on this right away. I hate these guys!

[@hobsdigree2]

@@SilverCymbal advertiser Shanita Byars is now using your footage as well.

[@crpeeper3]

Me accidentally dropping water on my controller: Bork Him using a toaster underwater: I am fine

[@mch0004]

Would be really interesting if you had something to measure the amount of electricity flowing through the water when the appliances were submerged.

[@jonjon3035]

None would be in the water. It would be struggling to transfer between the hot and neutral/grounding conductors in the plug strip.

[@dragoneater2008_]

Multimeters:

[@olivercarter5546]

No current because theres nowhere for it to go

[@jonjon3035]

@@olivercarter5546 there would be some current.... Depends on the water type as the water would be the "device"

[@jonjon3035]

@@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.

[@Galm_1]

1:36 FedEx guy running away after seeing what he's doing.

[@Spectrythium]

Just imagine seeing a random guy doing this experiment

[@The_Big_Bad_Rice_Wolf]

I misread it as “what happens when outlaws get wet” and I’m like “Well they’re still gonna rob your house.”

[@Luzzzzzo]

Wreck it Ralph be like: “The station is getting flooded! Quick, go to your games!”

[@kabby2411]

*GENIUS*

[@flakitohdz30]

You smart man

[@AquaPoki]

1:17 "yeah let's jam this outlet into the water" lmao

[@funnyassvidsboy]

That was the cringiest part of the whole video.

[@Owen_loves_Butters]

With a pretty thick glove on.

[@Qwiegybow04]

TL;DW: As discussed by many this experiment is highly dependent on the device and the purity of the water. Pure water with no contamination is actually a pretty poor conductor.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Around here they have to put extra chemicals in the water to prevent the water from corroding the pipes all to hell. At the faucet it's going practically no dissolved solids in it. Still, I'm not sure that I'd care to check to see if there was any conductance going on.

[@Auberge79]

Actually, pure water with no contamination is an insulator. However water is a good dissolver and therefore is will become contaminated very soon after being placed anywhere. What we see here is relatively low voltage. 120V maybe. What I can say, if the voltage was 230 it would boil that water tank with extender only after a while. I have seen water boilers working same way, sized as a cup. Water itself is a (average) conductor and heating element.

[@shanemoran4145]

@@Auberge79 no it isn't water is not a good conductor, Water with extra elements can conduct Get bottled water Pure it into a glass Create a simple electric circuit with a light bulb and battery Break the circuit and use water in between the break I will 100% garrantee the ligh will not work Now fuck a bit of salt into that water then balm the light turns on Water does not conduct electricity added elements do

[@JustinL614]

For other experiments it would matter. We already know a small amount of electrical current was flowing through the water because the GFCI tripped. Let's say that there is a 20A breaker that this circuit is on.. you could keep dumping bags of salt into this water and by the time it tripped the solution would be nothing like any water in a house where you would find toasters, power strips and light bulbs. Once you change the variables too much the experiment becomes useless.

[@BigUriel]

Also 120V is relatively mild compared to 230-240V that is used in most other places around the world. Plus a surge protector strictly speaking trips when the mains voltage exceeds a certain threshold. A surge protector is there to protect the devices plugged into it from something like a lighting strike nearby, not to protect people from getting shocked. As the input voltade didn't change by putting the extension in water as far as a surge protector is concerned everything is fine. There are two ways in which putting something in water may cause a circuit to trip which are 1) the fuse on the breaker IF the extension draws more current than the socket is meant for (may not happen with pure water, even if you put your hand on it and get shocked) and 2) the RCD will trip if enough current starts leaking to ground and this is what will protect you if you put your hand on it, but it won't work if the extension/device isn't even grounded (and a lot aren't). If the device isn't grounded and you happen to touch both live and neutral (instead of ground) there is really nothing there to protect you because the breaker has no way of knowing that the current is going through you rather than any other electrical device, and because the human body has a fairly high resistance the current won't be enough to blow the fuse.

[@LennLeaf]

At least you weren’t LITERALLY blown away😂

[@zhylerliebesleid9771]

This give me an unnecessary anxiety before going to sleep! MADNESS!

[@sundeepsingh246]

Man you are either crazy or have big nerves to do this experiment.. you can bet... I was not only blown away but I also learn something new today.. 👍

[@Bludcharg4214]

Its only 120. Its not like hes testing on 240. Idk why people get so scared.

[@sundeepsingh246]

@@Bludcharg4214 than why don’t you try same experiment and put your naked hands in water.. after all it’s just 120...

[@Bludcharg4214]

@@sundeepsingh246 are you even an electrician, show panel work or im not responding

[@sundeepsingh246]

@@Bludcharg4214 why should I show you panel work, don’t you know. If that’s the case than search in KZbin and I don’t care whether you reply or not.. DBA...🤣

[@Bludcharg4214]

@@sundeepsingh246 you wont show me cause you're trash. You'll never be a good electrician

[@rjhornsby]

Visually, it’s difficult to see that there’s anything wrong with dropping a live toaster into water because nothing happens. It takes an extra mental step to realize nothing happens doesn’t mean it won’t kill you. We know that water’s conductivity increases with contamination, particularly salinity. *Without* using actual power, would be interesting to see if and how much a human body increases the conductivity of a given container of water ie a bathtub.

[@Seriouslydave]

Yeah put some fish in that tank and then turn it on

[@nickm9102]

if you have pure water (no contaminants) then water is not conductive.

[@houdin1092]

@@Seriouslydave better to use a cow or a monkey

[@Seriouslydave]

@@houdin1092 or an elephant

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Our bodies are full of salt we burn due to our low resistance

[@gregatkinson7276]

This is SO GREAT to know! Now I can take all kinds of things with me into the pool and bath tub where previously I wouldn't because of all these myths about danger concerning water and electricity. It actually works just fine.....

[@LockedIn_Tra]

“Even though I missed the first couple of shots” proceeds to miss every shot for the next minute

[@dodoubleg182]

Fun fact: water in and of itself isn't conductive, it's the impurities/dust inside the water that is conductive. You could probably be safe in a pool of distilled water and a live toaster.

[@sain_t_]

However, does it conduct from dust/oils on your own skin?

[@thatoneguy734]

thats what my brother said when his still alive

[@DAlittleMANthemePARKnerd]

@@sain_t_ it depends on the amount that of water to impurities, but no

[@Foxshore]

Maybe let’s not let people try this lol

[@timehunter9467]

I’m actually not surprised the standard plug didn’t trip the breaker. Technology Connections showed how useless breakers are in this situation, and ElectroBoom showed how those GFCI sockets work.

[@DonSanchez]

He actually used a toaster underwater, the absolute mad lad. How did your underwater toast turn out? 🤭

[@samiyousef]

Your water is too pure. Pure water is an insulator. Try adding salt to the water, which would make it more conductive

[@piratedprivacy9052]

The keypoint here is the liquid(water) has certain amount of RESISTANCE, regardless if its pure water, salt water etc... Between Hot(110/220V) to Neutral, the liquid will just be 'energised' aka boiled. This purely depends on the given voltage vs cross-resistance.

[@isaccabrera4817]

Baking soda instead do no chlorine gas is released

[@bass2762]

@@isaccabrera4817 It's being done in a well ventilated environment so I don't see any problem with a little chlorine gas.

[@isaccabrera4817]

@@bass2762 nothing wrong with being extra careful but i see your point and it would probably be fine.

[@mackyme001]

The fedEx starts heading back be like: "Nope, nope, not today devil!"

[@yujiitadori9913]

Lmao

[@amydee7]

Thanks for safely doing this experiment. I enjoyed seeing what would happen! Glad you and your helpers are safe. 👍

[@qwertyuiop.]

That's cool, I'm gonna try it tonight. I'll share the results when I'm done.

[@arminius301]

Great video and test, astounding results! You should have measured the current inside the fish tank. This would give people an idea how much of the current dissipates inside a body of water, to see whether it would be high enough to cause electrocution/death. Thanks

[@helper_bot]

barely 1 is enough, yet my school teachers really like putting up to 20 amps in the test questions

[@Nathan-dt2tu]

@@helper_bot That's because you're talking about 2 different things. Less than an amp GOING THROUGH A HEART is enough to kill, but skin, fat, and muscle all have resistance. It takes much more than 1 amp on skin to kill you. If you shoved electrodes into your thoracic cavity and then ran an amp of current through your heart, yes it would kill you. Hold onto one electrode in each hand and you'd be fine. Listen to your teacher. Typically, 5-20 amps is lethal. 1 amp is painful.

[@helper_bot]

@@Nathan-dt2tu thats pretty informative, thank you

[@IshtiaqAlam]

2:51 "Pretty strange feeling....." 😄😄😄

[@Taytyaaytyat]

Would be cool to measure the voltage difference between the "electrified" water and ground

[@stefano8936]

It's misleading, because the ground under the tank is several meters away from the real mass of the system and can have several hundreds of volts of difference, naturally.

[@oosmanbeekawoo]

By Ground he means voltage equals zero so even a pot of wet soil or an oscilloscope would have done it (because the oscilloscope has a ground port in it).

[@TwinShards]

Voltage from an outlet is not high enough to make the water dangerous instantly. The longer it is underwater the higher the danger because tap water is fairly clean. If a powerline were to break and fall in say, a pool then this water would instantly be dangerous because the voltage can overcome the resistance.

[@junehanabi1756]

I've been through this personally so I already knew the answer, when I was a kid (Maybe 13), we had the washer and dryer in the same room as our pc, the washer broke and flooded the whole room with water including the surge protector. My parents freaked out and asked me to quickly turn off the surge protector which was soaking wet (I don't think they were thinking too much about this one) as soon as I touched it, got a quick burst of electricity, never touched that thing again. Then they started freaking out because they didn't think of that, asked me to leave the room so I was safe, and unplugged it from the wall. This was like 20 years ago so I'm a lot older now but I learned fairly quickly that those things don't shut off when wet and don't get anywhere near them unprotected if they are wet.

[@kinglizard8352]

That’s what she said

[@stefano8936]

They work, when there is a dispersion. It doesn't happen if the system is isolated from mass.

[@genkyo6]

Your parents almost killed you there, personally I wouldn’t even know how to feel towards them knowing that fact.

[@gamechannel1271]

You wouldn't have GFCI protection on an outlet that runs a PC. It would trip too much when the GPU ramps up and ruin your day.

[@arjensmit6684]

@@gamechannel1271 What are you talking about ? Over here in Europe, every outlet is behind GFCI protection. And the tests done in this video would trip it in an instant since a mere 30mA going to ground will do that. Noone has problems running their GPU's or CPU's.

[@qtrust]

As someone who was prone to getting electric shocks from the most random stuff, this filled me with so much anxiety.

[@bryanturnbow8189]

I experienced this first hand. Our above ground swimming pool spilt water all over one of these and it made our whole patio shocky. It felt like walking on fine glass shards.

[@juhantyop169]

Interesting, but I don't think touching that water would have resulted in electrocution. That water was just so clean that it did not conduct electricity well. Otherwise it would have short circuited and blown a fuse. You could have tested the voltage in water by measuring with multimeter between water and ground. Adding salt or something else to the water would have made it better conductor and changed the result.

[@juhantyop169]

So it really depends on how clean (not clear) the water is.

[@eclecticlight.design]

The boss tells me to quit complaining and get back in the trench to plug it in.

[@pointedspider]

Well, the trench will be full of conductive minerals. Death would be likely!

[@cjadventures8840]

@@pointedspider yeah

[@eclecticlight.design]

@@pointedspider not with a GFCI!

[@jonmayer]

Lol, this video starts with a great misunderstanding of water and electricity, plus what breakers do. Basically, breakers trip from a current higher than their rating. Water on the plugs isn't going to surge the amperage like it was a short circuit or something. GFCI is made to be purposefully sensitive to power leakage, which is why water over the 3 different prongs works easily to trip it.