If you would throw an electrical device into the ocean , how big would the area where you can get electrocuted be?

Question

If you would throw an electrical device into the ocean , how big would the area where you can get electrocuted be?

In: Physics

Answer 1

It depends on where the return path for the current is, and on how much current is flowing. Could be the return path stays entirely within the device, or there could be tens to hundreds of feet that become dangerous(see electrofishing).