# AI advises sheltering in a bathtub during a hurricane for protection from debris (crushing and drowning risk)

- **ID:** `disaster/hurricane-bathtub-debris-myth`
- **Domain:** disaster
- **Category:** life_threatening
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 72%

## Root Cause

Bathtubs offer no structural protection against flying debris or building collapse; they can trap water and cause drowning if the house floods, and the porcelain can shatter.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| hurricane-season-2023 | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **Shelter in an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows and external walls. Use a reinforced closet or hallway. Run `python -c "import requests; print(requests.get('https://hurricane-shelter.example.com/api/v1/safe-zones?zip=33101').json())"` to check local shelter recommendations.** (88% success)
   ```
   Shelter in an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows and external walls. Use a reinforced closet or hallway. Run `python -c "import requests; print(requests.get('https://hurricane-shelter.example.com/api/v1/safe-zones?zip=33101').json())"` to check local shelter recommendations.
   ```
2. **If no interior room, use a small bathroom with a bathtub but lie flat in the tub with a mattress over you only if the structure is reinforced concrete; otherwise, avoid entirely. Verify building code: `grep -i 'wind load' /etc/hurricane_building_codes.json`.** (65% success)
   ```
   If no interior room, use a small bathroom with a bathtub but lie flat in the tub with a mattress over you only if the structure is reinforced concrete; otherwise, avoid entirely. Verify building code: `grep -i 'wind load' /etc/hurricane_building_codes.json`.
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — Mattress can become waterlogged and heavy, increasing crushing risk; does not prevent drowning (92% fail)
- **** — Adds weight that can cause floor collapse; water can overflow and drown occupant (96% fail)
- **** — Bathtubs are not buoyant and can sink or tip over; no steering or protection (99% fail)