I think there are several other options for this chap to reduce his nomination for the Darwin awards. Most of which have been discussed here.
Whilst this is a rather out there example of stupidity, I have seen people place aluminium ladders in puddles of water and think nothing about the risk.
In the right conditions, the average person can absorb a 240V AC
shock and live to tell the tale. Many, do so without any ill effects. In China (and I am sure it happens in other countries) the practice of "twitching" occurs. This is where
power tools with no
plug (just the bare wires) are connected to live
power supplies. The term twitching comes from the "twitch" that the
shock provides on each twist of the
wire. Also note that bamboo scafold is also common place here as well!
The more moisture that is involved, the lower the skins resistance. The lower the resistance, the more damage will be done.
Thus - an aluminium ladder + bare feet + wet clothes + big swimming pool = VERY BAD NEWS (for anyone not in the funeral business).
The reason that I placed this picture here was two fold:
1) I wanted to do something that was a little less technical and more "common sense" based
2) Show that some jobs do involve risks - and it is up to us to minimise those risks in any way, shape or form.
Please keep the comments coming as there is no "real" correct answer - well maybe "
call in someone else to do the job" would be considered most appropriate.
I was actually waiting for the following response to be posted:
Evil Mayhem :twisted: said:
Aluminium Ladder: $150.00
Power drill: $99.95
Safety glasses (nice touch): $12.55
Hauling your wet, shoeless
butt up that ladder with the drill: $65.00 per hour
Deep frying your arse when you
drop your
power drill into the swimming pool and having the pool boy pull your crispy remains out with a leaf
scoop: priceless
For
safety you can't go past common sense. For everything else there is toasty card!