There's a show on Discovery or one of it's sister newtorks called "Mythbusters". In one show they wanted to see if the myth of a drunk (or lout as you Brits call them)peeing on a subway 3rd rail while standing in a water puddle no less would cause electrocution.
Conclusion is it can't because the "stream" is made up of disconnected drops. I guess the same could hold true for a fire hose.
[This message has been edited by Gus99 (edited 04-19-2006).]
