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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: electrical deaths
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2024 15:01:58 +0100
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On 2024-12-01 03:42, john larkin wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Nov 2024 14:24:11 -0800, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
> wrote:

....

> There was a guy in our marina working on his boat, about waist deep in
> Lake Pontchartrain. He was drilling a hole using one of those old
> 2-wire aluminum-case drills. He died.

I'm wondering if using today a battery powered drill would be safe in 
that situation.

> 
> Lake Pontchartrain is 630 square miles and is largely waist-deep. Some
> people claim parts hit 12 feet, but actually it just gets thicker as
> you go down.
> 


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.