The waters temperature and resistance are also factors in the risk of getting electrical shock. [20] Censor authorities in some parts of the Middle East censored parts of the movie, because it depicted foreigners being ill-treated. However, unaccustomed to the political discretion required, he quickly embarrasses the wrong people by speaking his mind and is sent back to the field with the assignment of assassinating Prince Nasir, whom the CIA identifies as being the financier behind the Egyptian's acquisition of the missile. The potentially lifesaving ways to help include: (1) NOT ENTERING THE WATER TO RESCUE A SWIMMER; (2) Barnes, however, learns from Goff that Whiting, working on behalf of a group of businessmen calling themselves "The Committee to Liberate Iran", is responsible for Barnes's blackballing and the assassination, and threatens Whiting and his family unless he halts the investigation and releases Barnes's passports. There are some types that dont produce any odor at all. This scene is graphic and bloody. Sorry, I should have inverted the dimensional units when I converted from siemens/cm to ohm-cm. Correct me if Im wrong, but it seems to me that if you powered up a cracked bulb full of water, the filament would fail instantly, right? A person who is electrocuted may experience cramps, The leader also emphasizes the importance of sexual abstinence before marriage, calling fornication a great sin, and praising virginity. If you want to avoid being a victim of this hazard, be sure to hire a professional to install your Intex pool. Theres nothing to indicate that he is particularly close to the broken lamp. The primary intent of this program is to provide interested users with access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation "The medical examiner said Calder was electrocuted and it appears the pool light is to blame. I agree, JackFlash. JFlash: My grandfather and father both taught me the finger test method. (To an earlier response) The only type of circuit breaker that would afford any protection from electrocution would be a GFI type. [31] In his review for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw wrote, "But what complicates the plot is writer-director Stephen Gaghan's reluctance to criticise America too much. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children. (Bodies are visible around the impact crater.) Apparently, the pool is just a seething cauldron of electricity. A young boy is accidentally electrocuted in a swimming pool. When lightning strikes a lake, all the fish aren't killed (I think). An electrocuted swimmer might not even realize that electricity was involved and may mistakenly believe theyve drowned. When its present, it can reach any part of the body, even the skin. No one notices that a crack in one of the swimming pool area's underwater lights has electrified the water. Someone would need to perform CPR until the paramedics arrived and gave him a good shock with a defibrulator. Once it is loose, you can pull it out of the water with an arm. Perhaps I should take up smoking again. They are designed to trip at micro-amp levels low enough to save a life. Plot Keywords. Every time I watch a sci-fi show and watch control consoles explode from overload, I wonder what kind of future it could be where peole have forgotten how to make and install circuit breakers. Barnes travels to Lebanon, obtains safe passage from a Hezbollah leader, and hires a mercenary named Mussawi to help kidnap and kill Nasir. The link you selected is for a destination outside of the Federal Government. In most cases, a person will have no physical signs of being shocked, but a victim may feel a tingling sensation, or they may become unconscious. If untrained in CPR, perform. If someone is getting electrocuted in a swimming pool, they should immediately contact 911. It all started to click for me. But even these are still hazardous. When they get there, they will find not a conventionally satisfying movie but a kind of illustrated journalism: an engrossing, insider's tour of the world's hottest spots, grandest schemes and most dangerous men. It went on to make $50.8 million in North America and $43.2 million in the rest of the world for a worldwide total of $94 million. Provide a current path through your body on the way out different story. But I can tell you its a question worth wrestling withthough Im not sure any of us need to see a film as violently despairing as Syriana in order to begin grappling with it. Perhaps Brain Fault Interruptor would be useful too. The result is thought-provoking and unnerving, emotionally engaging and intellectually stimulating. "[30] Philip French, in his review for The Observer, praised the film as "thoughtful, exciting and urgent". My father freaks people out by grabbing an entire live bus-bar phase without the finger on ground/neutral. It seems like the actual resistance will be somewhat lower. At least half-a-dozen scenes depict characters drinking hard liquor, beer or wine and smoking cigarettes. It would require careless wiring and the person coincidentally jumping in right next to the power source. Second, the easiest path for the current to take is going through the small bit of water between the two terminals of the light, and it wouldn't travel much further out into the pool. The victim will not have enough time to make a decision about what to do, and may be too stunned to react. In some cases, the victim will be unable to call for help and may remain limp. Depending what you mean by short circuited, yes. It occurred to me that the reason filaments fail in air is mainly because of the oxygen. A young boy named Calder Sloan was shocked to death last year when a light in his swimming pool malfunctioned. If you are in a pool that has an electrical device, it is important to keep it in a dry place away from the pool. You can plot this on a chart and what you get is concentric rings of voltages of a particular voltage around the electrode. It only takes about 100 mA to cause the heart to go into fibrillation Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, South Fla. boy electrocuted by pool light while swimming, Music Production Commercial As of April 20, 2006, the film had grossed a total of $50.82 million at the U.S. box office and $43.2 million overseas, for a total of $94 million. A faulty pump or other electrical equipment can make your pool electrified. The website's consensus states, "Ambitious, complicated, intellectual, and demanding of its audience, Syriana is both a gripping geopolitical thriller and wake-up call to the complacent. The Emirate's foreign minister, Prince Nasir, has granted natural gas drilling rights to a Chinese company, greatly upsetting the U.S. oil industry and the U.S. government. The kid is immediately killed. WebNo one notices that a crack in one of the swimming pool area's underwater lights has electrified the water. While most of the current would indeed go through the short (and hence easier) path between the two wires (assuming they were both exposed), some may leak to earth through the kid, especially since the pool would be in direct contact with the earth. McKenzie was 10 and lived in Citrus Heights, CA. Electricity follows EVERY available path; it has to. Bryan Woodman is an American energy analyst based in Geneva. If they are unconscious, a trained eye will be able to spot the affected person. I dont see a wiring fault in a pool being capable of generating that much current though, even if the guy stuck his finger into the socket. (Some are extremely intense.) "[9] Before any filming took place, Gaghan convinced Warner Bros. to give him an unlimited research budget and no deadline. This situation can be roughly modeled as a bunch of parallel resistors of increasing resistancethere will be at least some current through each of the resistors; how much depends on their values. Also, remember to always unplug your electrical devices when you are not using them. 6 year old child dies of electrocution having jumped into a swimming pool with a faulty light. [9] The screenwriter read the book and wanted to turn it into a film because it added another layer to the story that Gaghan wanted to tell. Grab a fiberglass rod or lifesaver to pull the person out. An AED is ready to use and no other trained responders are available to assist you with the AED. On top of that youd have several dozen pounds of soda ash to adjust the pH, and maybe 50 pounds of sodium bi-carbonate. Tapped it a few times to get the air bubbles out. So its a profoundly pessimistic moral picture thats painted onscreen, as it suggests that much of what we depend upon in government and business isnt just eaten away at the edges, its thoroughly rotten. Not to mention that pure water has a pretty low conductivity, much lower than that of the human body - clorine will increase this but there's no proof that the pool was clorinated. Goff advises him to clear his presence with Hezbollah so they know he is not acting against them. Battery-operated pool lights are the best option for lighting a pool without electricity. I hadnt caught that. About 10 other milder profanities are spoken and/or seen in subtitles. 4330 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814, Contact Us: 800-638-2772 (TTY 800-638-8270) Please try again later. Not to mention that pure water has a pretty low conductivity, much lower than that of the human body - clorine will increase this but there's no proof that the pool was clorinated. If he had just drowned from horsing around, it wouldnt have been the hosts fault. Ask MetaFilter is a question and answer site that covers nearly any question on earth, where members help each other solve problems. Alternatively, you can install a wireless light fixture to light your pool. We were unable to submit your evaluation. Ive seen them without lenses, with the wires hanging in the pool, and all sorts of other ways, and the only reason I even notice is because Im trying to keep my feet out of the hole. Since 1990, there have been more than 60 serious cases of electrocution, and around 50 deaths. He just dived into the pool, but we aren't shown exactly what happens, so I suppose we have to give them the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps the shot of the filament flickering was to signify that the power was on and that once the filament broke, power was passing through the water. electric outlet, there are some easy ways to light up your pool. If trained in CPR, begin CPR by performing cycles of 30 chest compressions followed by 2 ventilations. Bennett Holiday is assigned to promote the impression of due diligence to the DOJ, deflecting any allegations of corruption. The film makes a point of showing that the lighting circuit is energized, although none of the other lights is working. Historically, Syria refers not to the state that since 1944 has borne the name, but to a more extensive land stretching from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea to the middle Euphrates River and the western edge of the desert steppe, and from the Tauric system of mountains in the north to the edge of the Sinai desert in the south. WebVacuums can be an electrical danger if the pool is not grounded and bonded Electric Shock: Signs Swimmers may feel a tingling sensation or not be able to move. Those who supply the worlds oil are prosperous and powerful, while those without it are in peril of being exploited. In the pool scenario, what well end up with is a current density gradient, with the bulk of the current flowing through the water between the filament ends, and a steadily decreasing current density the farther out into the pool we take a reading. 's real-life pop, people might not have gotten it. Clooney's performance was critically acclaimed, earning him an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as British Academy Film Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Faulty grounding or bonding is one of the leading causes of pool electrocution. The electrical cords that are often used to plug in electrical equipment should always be kept at least five feet away from the pool. What you have is an anecdotal description. It only takes milliAmps to kill and leakage current is enough. The first thing to do is call 911 and make sure they are safe. A friend's dad died this way, from a faulty underwater light fixture. [24] The audience confusion mimics the confusion of the characters, who are enmeshed in the events around them without a clear understanding of what precisely is going on. The information on this website entertainment purposes only. Since the company had provided food and lodging, the workers face the threat of deportation due to their unemployed status. There are many different voltages available. Worked as a life guard for many years and have never seen any pool lighting system that ran at AC mains voltage. Its entirely plausible that a damaged GFCI could fail to protect the user of a pool while the current flow would still be too low to activate a fuse or breaker. If there is a leakage path in the housing, even a very high resistance path, you can be electrocuted by the 1% of current going through your body even while the other 99% goes through the much lower resistance path of the motor. To avoid electric shock while swimming, it is important to make sure that the power switch on the pool is in the off position. Because of the electricity, swimming pools can also become an electrical fire hazard. Almost all of the characters have major flaws, but several exhibit positive traits as well. I was relatively surprised to find out the movie (stupid black boxes and your ability to make me click on you) I would have figured such a scene would have come from a Final Destination movie. I hate this expression. If you suspect a leak, you can check the lens of the pool light. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports 60 deaths and nearly 50 serious shocks reported over the past 13 years involving electrical hazards in and around swimming pools. They wont need a cord or wiring, and wont cost you anything to operate. * There were 23 deaths from electrocutions in pools and spas from 2002-2014. electric pool equipment -- pumps, filters, vacuum, etc. He turns on the lights for one of the pools, then another, but the lights of the second dont go on. It happens that in some conditions, this is a real problem, for a human with only a short distance between contact points, the feet, and with footwear, the chances of standing such that the potential between those feet is even large enough to feel is very small. The scene takes place on the palatial estate of the emir of the mythical middle-eastern country of Syriana, where someone in a control room has been showing off the fancy remote controls for the whole compound. Surely In the case of the water being relativlely pure, the distance between the boy and the electrode would likely have made any current actually reaching the boy negligible, most of the current would take the shortest path, the one of least resistance. In the Egyptians school, young Wasim is taught a radical version of Islamincluding conversations about Gods willthat completely rejects Western ideas about democracy and commerce. I wonder how small of a body of water it would have to be. If you are installing new pool lights, check the voltage and transformer wiring of the existing lights. Fri, 2005-12-23 03:00. You may see unsettled or panic behavior by others in the water, one or more passive or motionless swimmer in the water, swimmers actively moving away from a specific area or from a motionless swimmer, and/or underwater lights that are not working property (e.g. Here in Dallas, a few years ago, there was an incident where people were hurt (and maybe one died?) Woodman, though initially insulted by the offer, gradually becomes his economic advisor. Barnes makes his superiors nervous by writing memos about the missile theft and is subsequently reassigned to a desk job. This is just a quick reminder to ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. However, it is possible to treat a person who has been struck by electricity. (Little does Sloan Whiting lawyer Bennett Holiday know what will be required of him to make the deal happen.). WebTerrifying video of kids shocked in pool. A young boy named Calder Sloan was shocked to death last year when a light in his swimming pool malfunctioned. Swimmers may feel a tingling sensation, experience muscle cramps, and/or not be able to move at all and/or feel as if something is holding them in place. It went into wide release on December 9, 2005 in 1,752 theaters grossing $11.7 million on that weekend. Electric shock drowning is a real danger. George Clooney as Bob Barnes; Matt Damon as Bryan Woodman; Jeffrey Wright as Bennett Holiday; Christopher Plummer as Dean Whiting; Chris Cooper as Jimmy Pope; Alexander Siddig as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai; Amanda Peet as Julie Woodman. You may wish to review the privacy policy of the external site as its information collection practices may differ from ours. Please stop using the phrase "path of least resistance." As a result, the 120 volts corroded the equipment and leaked into the water, shocking the boy to death. I think the scene is just a clumsy attempt to make the emir responsible for the kids death. On the basis of your results and lieus real-world experience (as well as the excellent theoretical posts by engineer_comp_geek and casdave), I may be willing to cut the filmmakers a little slack. In their free time, the Holzes enjoy playing games, a variety of musical instruments, swimming and watching movies. This is wrong. Point is can you really trust a journalist to explain something about which most people don't even have a hint of comprehension? Like other recent films that implicate government and business in ruthless, unethical and illegal behavior (The Constant Gardner, Lord of War), Syriana will cause those who see it to ask, Is it really that bad? I cant answer that question. In the case of the light, the pools transformer was miswired, and the. (Bodies are visible around the impact crater.) Although the majority of such incidents involve. It all struck me as so implausible that I had to come here and have my doubts confirmed or quelled. According to an electrical contractor who inspected the equipment afterward, one of the ground wires connecting to the pool switch to the transformer wasn't attached and that sent 120 volts of electricity to the pool light, instead of the normal 12. Things (IOT). As soon as a the cracked light became flooded, it would trip the circuit breaker (or blow the fuse), rendering the circuit dead. They are designed to trip at micro-amp levels low enough to save a life. Mussawi tortures Barnes and prepares to behead him, but the Hezbollah leader arrives and stops him. If possible, exit without using a metal ladder. If youre concerned about the safety of a light pool, make sure that your children are well-informed about the danger. Chickenjack, I think I just answered your physics problem :). Heres another problem: The close-up of the lamp shows the filament intact and pulsing on and off. That was it. Woodman's supervisor directs him to attend a private party hosted by the Emir at his private estate in Marbella, Spain, to offer his company's services. If you then joined those two points with a conductor then a current would flow, following the various electrical laws, but also including the supply impedance which would tend to limit the current flow. 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