conductivity of marine grade concrete?

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so i'm watching "deep blue sea" today. the scene when the woman electrocutes the shark. to protect herself, she takes off her wetsuit, stands on her wetsuit while her back side is leaning against concrete. she jams conduit with hot conductors hanging out the end into the sharks face, and it gets fried. this got me wondering about the conductivity of marine concrete. she should have gotten zapped? what do you think?
 
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cbranter said:
I think anything goes it's HOLLYWOOD
Does the coyote really die after the anvil falls on his head 20X ?
deep thoughts,
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this question probably isn't electrical in nature, but I think its fairly common knowledge that coyotes are rarely killed when anvils fall on them.
 
I can add that concrete is dissipative. I have tested floors with a megger to assure it was within industry standard. As far as marine grade? I dunno, never heard of it:cool:
 
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What is the industry standard for floors? :-?
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The resistance to ground of a properly specified conductive floor is = 2.5 X 104 and < 1.0 X 106 measured per ANSI/ESD STM7.1 Conductive flooring always meets all three recommended electrical parameters of ANSI/ESD S20.20.
 
This has got to be the best thread ever! 'Marine grade concrete' obviously, concrete that can withstand repeated soaking with water. lol.

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who still enjoys Saturday morning cartoons. The Coyote and Road Runner is my all-time favorite. I suspect I'm not alone. Idiots, explosives and falling anvils... it doesn't get any better than that!

As for the original question, I think a soaking wet wetsuit would provide zero electrical insulating value. A dry one, maybe, but not if it's wet on both sides.
 
I have never heard of it but salt dose cause concrete to wear quicker.

I would think that it might have something to do with the salt water. If the concrete had started to pit form the salt it would be more believable.

I didn?t see that film.
 
Because the average fan of a "shark eats everyone in site" type movie is a teenage male, that scene was merely a device to satisfy their need to showcase a scantily clad female. As far as I know, a wetsuit covered in saltwater conducts electricity pretty well.
 
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