Please don't call anyone - eviltoast
  • thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    even without a gfci outlet this would be a difficult way to kill yourself today’s world. in theory there should be at least 3 things that would fail to prevent this. one is that most modern electronic devices have something to shut off in the event of a short. two is the gfci outlet that every bathroom is required by code to have in the majority of countries these days. three is the fuse/circuit breaker of the building itself.

    now, the last one isn’t going to reliably save you, but it will make it a very unreliable way to kill yourself. with all three combined it’s nearly impossible.

    • superkret@feddit.org
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      15 hours ago

      At least in the US, reaching inside your glovebox during a traffic stop has a much higher chance of success.