The water main has electricity running through it which it shouldn't and he is using the knife to connect it to the drain which is acting as ground and thus completing a circuit which is causing sparks
That's dumb, silly. Clearly what is dangerous is the toxic gasses being produced from all that sparkling are going to give him cancer 40 years down the line.
Yeah, they don't get it! The real danger is in accidentally pinching the skin between your thumb and index finger by holding the pliers too far in on the handles.
I've had both my parents die from accidental sink drownings, one was trying to escape a fire in the shower and the other was a freak accident. The coroner said they have never seen anything like it, blood and guts all over the walls. Someone needs to raise awareness.
Well most of the people are aware of that and it’s just people will point to an unrelated issue of a problem different what is very obvious in a picture or a video.
It is overdone and the humor in it I just don’t see it as being funny, what is a serious issue is joked about and it wouldn’t be so bad if you had two or three people making light of the situation, but you got several people to possibly hundreds of people desperately trying to be funny with very similar responses.
I don’t feel like you should have downvoted over the mob mentality of this subreddit, downvote me idc, you-all aren’t funny with your dry humor is the one thing all you have in common and second you all downvote, ignorance.
You must be new to reddit, this is the culture here, been that way since long before I even joined. Each site has its own culture and expected behaviours and inside jokes/joke formats, this is just part of reddit's it's part of the fun if you let it be. This is primarily a site that acts as a collection of forums, not wiki entries, the jokey nature is just kinda part and parcel to that. Embrace the insanity or be driven insane are the only two options here, unless you are fine with leaving.
All this is really just to say, let people have fun, you sound like you need a toke of some kind, my guy. It's a bit odd to go off on a 3 paragraph tangent due to your personal humour not being tickled.
The likely correct answer is that basically the house used to have copper pipes that were all grounded together, but someone replaced part of it with plastic. That broke the ground connection. Normally that’s fine but there’s also a “floating neutral” somewhere in the wiring, meaning electricity doesn’t have a solid path back to ground. So when the butter knife touches the faucet and the drain at the same time, it’s acting like a wire completing the circuit. The knife becomes the easiest route for current to flow, which is why you see it spark.
“Electrocuted” typically means you died. It’s short for Electro-execution, so this likely wouldn’t kill them, just simply shock them and actually the shocks would be small and feel like thousands of ant bites. Some folks might not even notice anything.
Water is not conductive. Salts and Minerals in water can be. If you have moderate minerals and salt it’s a decent conductor, if you have low to zero minerals/electrolytes in your water (for example from a filtration system) then that water is actually an electrical insulator.
TLDR- what’s in your water decides if it’s conductive at all, and if it is how much.
If you asked me 10 years ago I’d fully agree, but Water in my current area is hard and super chlorinated with other issues too so I know many people with filters running at the intake for their whole household so that every faucet is running filtered water.
All depends where you live and what your preference is. I didn’t jump in trying to be pedantic and would still urge caution regardless but felt it a decent distinction.
I'd suggest taking a multimeter to see the voltage between the tap and the drain. Measure both AC and DC.
I'd probably check the hot water heater, as that's more likely the source. Depending on the the type, one of the elements maybe broken and causing current between the faucet and the drain.
If it was recently installed, may have struck a wire behind the wall.
🎵 I said "Ooh girl - shock me like and electric eel 🎶
This is a grounding issue. Electricians use the water lines to bond their ground for the panel. Usually on the water service just as it enters the house. I have also seen them ground to the natural gas line. The reason it is sparking is because the water line is attached to the grounding wire and the waste is not.
Might want to hire an electrician to look at your plumbing
Unless he's responsible for this in the first place…
Nah it's just water and electricity lego innit.
I like a proper drink when I'm working.
Well any one else can just fuck off! They can just fuck off ok?!
Or perhaps a plumber to look at your electrical system?
I've seen this plot somewhere ...
You might need an alchemist, perhaps the water has turned into electricity
Spicy water
But what am I looking at? Is he holding a butter knife with pliers and scraping the bottom of the sink?
The water main has electricity running through it which it shouldn't and he is using the knife to connect it to the drain which is acting as ground and thus completing a circuit which is causing sparks
Hold on. This doesn't look... Safe.
If that knife slips, they'll cut themselves.
That's not why it's dangerous stupid, it's a butter knife so shouldn't be sharp.
If they slip they might fall and hit their head and drown in sink
That's stupid, dummy. There isn't enough water in that sink for them to drown.
What's really dangerous is that if they slip with the knife it might accidentally fit into the outlet nearby and electrocute them.
That's dumb, silly. Clearly what is dangerous is the toxic gasses being produced from all that sparkling are going to give him cancer 40 years down the line.
That’s dummy stupid. The extractor fan in the bathroom will remove the majority of the dangerous carcinogens.
Clearly there is no danger here and OP is performing a very well planned safety demonstration for the correct handling of insulated pliers.
That's silly, putty. OP is one bad day away from asking a bunch of mobsters why they are so serious.
that’s dummy stupid! He’s in grave danger of a car careening off the highway, rolling 4-5 miles, and blasting into his bathroom, crushing him!
That's stupid, goofy. He's more in danger of that knife overriding the power grid, and launching a nuke!
bro its 127 or 220v on the faucet and the sink and you think the problem is they drowning in the sink?
Yeah, they don't get it! The real danger is in accidentally pinching the skin between your thumb and index finger by holding the pliers too far in on the handles.
No, the real danger isn't even at home right now, she should be getting home in about an hour.
I've had both my parents die from accidental sink drownings, one was trying to escape a fire in the shower and the other was a freak accident. The coroner said they have never seen anything like it, blood and guts all over the walls. Someone needs to raise awareness.
the problem is the fucking electricity not damm cut themselves, its butter knife anyways
r/woosh
Yo you good? Can't you joke around?
Well most of the people are aware of that and it’s just people will point to an unrelated issue of a problem different what is very obvious in a picture or a video.
It is overdone and the humor in it I just don’t see it as being funny, what is a serious issue is joked about and it wouldn’t be so bad if you had two or three people making light of the situation, but you got several people to possibly hundreds of people desperately trying to be funny with very similar responses.
I don’t feel like you should have downvoted over the mob mentality of this subreddit, downvote me idc, you-all aren’t funny with your dry humor is the one thing all you have in common and second you all downvote, ignorance.
You must be new to reddit, this is the culture here, been that way since long before I even joined. Each site has its own culture and expected behaviours and inside jokes/joke formats, this is just part of reddit's it's part of the fun if you let it be. This is primarily a site that acts as a collection of forums, not wiki entries, the jokey nature is just kinda part and parcel to that. Embrace the insanity or be driven insane are the only two options here, unless you are fine with leaving.
All this is really just to say, let people have fun, you sound like you need a toke of some kind, my guy. It's a bit odd to go off on a 3 paragraph tangent due to your personal humour not being tickled.
My profile clearly shows that I am not, but new or not has nothing to do with anything.
My opinion is that I don’t care for it and I didn’t need the okay from you to add my two cents, blocked.
The likely correct answer is that basically the house used to have copper pipes that were all grounded together, but someone replaced part of it with plastic. That broke the ground connection. Normally that’s fine but there’s also a “floating neutral” somewhere in the wiring, meaning electricity doesn’t have a solid path back to ground. So when the butter knife touches the faucet and the drain at the same time, it’s acting like a wire completing the circuit. The knife becomes the easiest route for current to flow, which is why you see it spark.
I'm really stupid... would they get electrocuted if they wash their hands?
“Electrocuted” typically means you died. It’s short for Electro-execution, so this likely wouldn’t kill them, just simply shock them and actually the shocks would be small and feel like thousands of ant bites. Some folks might not even notice anything.
Gives new meaning to the term 'hot' water
why's it spicy
Will you stop welding the damn sink
i like the sparks
Ground wire on cast iron waste piping with chrome slipjoint, ungrounded copper piping serves water supply
I, for one, am shocked.
Same. I was like, WATT?!
I hertz this video was fake
Don’t be a downer because of your voltage!
Ohm man!
Shocked, I say!
Shooketh even
As is Kaya I was shocked
How does one even discover this?
I'm guessing it becomes pretty evident when one tries to wash their hands.
Water is also conductive
Edit: Tap water
Water is not conductive. Salts and Minerals in water can be. If you have moderate minerals and salt it’s a decent conductor, if you have low to zero minerals/electrolytes in your water (for example from a filtration system) then that water is actually an electrical insulator.
TLDR- what’s in your water decides if it’s conductive at all, and if it is how much.
You are correct. However, I don't know of anybody who filters the water for their bathroom sink.
If you asked me 10 years ago I’d fully agree, but Water in my current area is hard and super chlorinated with other issues too so I know many people with filters running at the intake for their whole household so that every faucet is running filtered water.
All depends where you live and what your preference is. I didn’t jump in trying to be pedantic and would still urge caution regardless but felt it a decent distinction.
well if we wanna be pedantic minerals are solids by definition. if dissolved they’re not minerals
This is an electrical problem.
You sure?
maybe
source?
Have you established it’s not fixable with a hammer then?
r/OopsThatsDeadly
Happy cake day
So this is where the sparkling water came...
r/AngryUpvote
I like the maniacal laughter. Very unsettling.
Omg I wouldn’t have heard this if not for this comment. Truly horrifying 😅
r/WhyWomenLiveLonger cuz wtf is this
Hey can i use your shower
Electrifying.
They probably grounded something to a pipe
this is what happens when you collect both utilities cards in Monopoly
mf has electric eels trapped in his pipes
What happens when you turn the water on?
water falls in
This electrician should be grounded for this terrible work
Poor man’s stick welder right here.
I'm no expert, but I don't think it should be doing that.
Why is he laughing???? Is he trying to fry his meat?
I think the most common reactions to discovering this in your house would be laughing or crying.... it's hard to say which is better.
better laugh than cry
You should name this facet Kaya lol
Can I come take a bath? I won’t even need to borrow your toaster.
You think thats fun wait until shower time
Is this how I should get my exciting hand wash
Sir! You shouldnt weld without mask and gloves 🧑🏭
Kommt mir irgendwie bekannt vor. Nur das der arme Marv den wasserhahn angefasst hat...
Energy Drink
Dude is arc’ing and pitting up the finish of the poop knife..
That's uh.... Quite the issue.
I'd suggest taking a multimeter to see the voltage between the tap and the drain. Measure both AC and DC.
I'd probably check the hot water heater, as that's more likely the source. Depending on the the type, one of the elements maybe broken and causing current between the faucet and the drain.
If it was recently installed, may have struck a wire behind the wall.
🎵 I said "Ooh girl - shock me like and electric eel 🎶
Um. But. Um .
WHAT?
The electric and water company hate this man
the giggling 😭
Is this what happens in the toilet with Thor goes for a piss?
Feel sorry the person who had to find this little easter egg
Remeber kids, grounding is very important. When one of the 3 phases fails, the other 2 geta surge in voltage if ur system is not grounded
Electrician here. That’s completely normal
This is a grounding issue. Electricians use the water lines to bond their ground for the panel. Usually on the water service just as it enters the house. I have also seen them ground to the natural gas line. The reason it is sparking is because the water line is attached to the grounding wire and the waste is not.
And that's funny, why?
Somebody tell his wife to be careful. He may not be happy in the marriage.