Originally Posted by polakatl
i wonder if it would work. Wouldn't the circuit breakers give before the person got enough juice to die?
It depends on which outlet he plugged it into. If he plugged it into the outlet in the bathroom, those are most likly protected by a GFI circuit breaker. Those will pop off the instant a direct short occurs. If he was on a conventional breaker, or one the fridge was plugged into, it will take a little while for the breaker to pop. A lot of those have built-in delays in them to account for a motor starting.