What happens if an extension cord falls in water?

Thankfully, an extension cord is a pretty basic device with no complicated circuity inside, so you should expect minimal or zero damage if your extension cord got wet, so long as it’s powered off quickly and dried off completely before usage.

Why would you electrocute yourself in water?

Free ions in water conduct electricity Water stops being an excellent insulator once it starts dissolving substances around it. Salts, such as common table salt (sodium chloride (NaCl)) is the one we know best. That is why the danger of electrocution in sea water is less than it would be in bathwater.

Can a cell phone charger kill you in a bathtub?

There is next to no danger of a cell phone connected to a charger killing you in a batbtub, unless it was high on a shelf and hit you in the head. If the charger was on a cord and that ended up in tbe tube yes it could, but that has nothing to do with the cell phone.

Can you get electrocuted if you drop your phone in water?

Yes, newer models of smartphones are being manufactured to be water resistant so that dropping them in water won’t ruin the phone. But when there’s a live current going through it via a charger cord, you’re not fully protected from being electrocuted.

What happens when an iPhone charger falls into the Bath?

If the charger, on a cord, fell into the bath, then the AC line voltage was directly exposed to the water. If this is the case, then the death had nothing to do with the iPhone, although Apple makes a tempting target for an ambulance chaser.

Could a phone charger have caused a woman’s electrocution?

As stated below, there is virtually no way the phone itself could have caused the electrocution. Also, if the phone and charger had simply dropped into the water, then her hand would not have been burnt. It seems that she must have grabbed the charger with a wet hand, closing the circuit through her body into the bath.