Someone I know has a bathroom that is not GFCI compliant, and I was wondering if it is possible to have a shower that’s humid enough to allow electricity to transfer, or would at that point would the air be inhospitable to breathe in.

  • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    ElectroBOOM has a good video related to your question. He’s demonstrating with a bucket of water rather than humid air but it shows what’s needed to complete the circuit.

    Please do not try this at home.

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      1 year ago

      that makes sense, that video was very educational, I didn’t realize that it wasn’t the water itself that was conductive but the contents in the water. Knowing that, it does make a bit more sense.

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        Yeah I remember when I learned about that and feeling like Pokemon had lied to me. Water isn’t weak against electric!