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titanicsteve
First Class Passenger
Member # 2142

posted 03-06-2003 04:48 PM

I have oftened wondered and have been asked that how come when a ship is sinking and full of water and the electricty is on that if people are running around the sinking vessel that they never get electricuted? Take for instance the movie TITANIC - I never saw young Rose get a shock but if I heafed a bucket of water around a socket I'd get a shock! Any answers?

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 03-06-2003 05:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by titanicsteve:
Take for instance the movie TITANIC - I never saw young Rose get a shock...

Good question.

Well it was just a movie, after all! Maybe people do get electrocuted on sinking ships? It's possibly quicker than drowning?

I would imagine that the titanic mainly only had electric lighting. I don't imagine that there were power sockets in cabins or portable electric appliances such as hairdryers and electric razors, for that matter. They had not been invented then?

I'm no electrician, but I do know that electricution depends not just on voltage but how many amps. Maybe the ampage was low? You also need to be earther to get electricuted? Maybe you are not on a ship?

Anyone?

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norman warren
First Class Passenger
Member # 1602

posted 03-06-2003 06:36 PM

Titanic was a D.C. ship as in a car the frame (hull) is minus. when standing on wet wooden deck it would be remotley possible for a shock. there would be more than enough amps to kill u.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 03-06-2003 06:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by titanicsteve:
Take for instance the movie TITANIC - I never saw young Rose get a shock but if I heafed a bucket of water around a socket I'd get a shock! Any answers?

I am sure I read that it was because Titanic's generators were in the stern and kept running, but DC so the lights only went one by one when they got wet and the circuit breakers blew? Some would have still been alight underwater for a short while.
Pam

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Cunardcoll
First Class Passenger
Member # 1226

posted 03-07-2003 12:56 PM

I read somewhere that because you are not earthed and electricity chooses the shortest way , you can't get a shock on a sinking ship

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 03-07-2003 02:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Cunardcoll:
I read somewhere that because you are not earthed and electricity chooses the shortest way , you can't get a shock on a sinking ship

Great news. One can concentrate fully on drowning, then!

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