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I was literally shocked at a hostel in Nicaragua because whoever installed the heater didn't ground it. Those electrons wanted that sweet, positively charged earth and I was the fastest way to get there.

I don't know if the circuit was through the running water or if it was the metal tap handles, but it was quite a jolt.

edit: Now that I try to remember it, it was definitely either the tap handle or the metal pipes. ZAP.



A soldier died in Iraq in 2008 because a water pump wasn't grounded.

https://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/27/military.electrocutions/


Same experience in a Costa Rica hostel! Except in that case my skin just gently tingled where the water touched it. It was a case of, “I know that sensation, and I certainly shouldn’t be feeling it in the shower”


That was one major adjustment when I visited Jordan last year. The electricity was so dirty that my laptop charging was outright buzzing while plugged in. Typing on it was like a gentle massage. Good times lol


Made me think of Electroboom's visit to Mexico.

https://youtu.be/d1mPemYUrVc?si=C9zfy6jQJaO3BZ7e



"less tracking" might be better as there's no link you can follow to youtube that won't result in you being tracked.


As a Mexican, I can confirm. I received my house with half the grounded outlets actually not grounded. Fun times.


Same experience in Turkey a month ago. The exposed wires everywhere in the hotel complex should give me a clue. Also following a smell I ended up in a burned down apartment , not really a surprise given the amount of negligence in everything electrical I've seen there.




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