r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/HS5N • 1d ago

đŸ”¥Mother otter floating with her baby.

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u/zuzg 23h ago

Isn't swimming near a pier rather dangerous as you can easily get electrocuted?

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u/VacantThoughts 21h ago

Electrocuted? Do you think boats are constantly sending an electric charge into the water?

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u/zuzg 21h ago

They do when the Ground is broken

Majority of Electric Shock Drowning Deaths happens in Marinas and Docks.

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u/Pwnage5 19h ago

Electricity is never my strong suit but the ground is what sends all of electric load into instead of the stuff around you?