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Powerline Technician on 2007-03-09
This is real. I am a powerline technician. The electricity is ionizing the air and indeed the electricty is finding the path of least resistance (Not necessarily the straightest path).
Prof Power Engineer 36 yrs on 2007-02-07
relaying at the line's source (miles away).Power Circuit breaker(s) there de-energize the line within 40 milliseconds, and all goes quiet. This is the truth, NO BS. - Dilbert's Dad
Prof Power Engineer 36 yrs on 2007-02-07
causing the arc to be drawn across the closest blade. The heavy arc rises due the superheated plasma in it until it reaches the overhead static wire causing a single line to ground fault. The ground current of the fault is immediately sensed by protective
Prof Power Engineer 36 yrs on 2007-02-07
Yes this is real. It is also a malfunction. It is an S&C Circuit Switcher rated 345 or 500 kilovolts. It is the center rotating blade version and has the SF6 interrupters (two in series/phase) on the right side.
The interrupter on one phase failed, causi
dty on 2006-09-30
it would fry you like an egg
bfv on 2006-06-06
fake i dont think so
yo on 2006-04-27
awesome
i wanna see it in person hehe
ME-tan on 2006-02-26
Jacob's ladder. The heat of the arc is causing it to move upwards. As the hot air is less dense and therefore more easy for electricity ionise it and break down its insulative properties. As the hot air rises so does the arc as it is taking the least resi
YOYO on 2005-11-14
It is not fake, electricity does arc, when it is trying to find a path to ground which is happening here. Most switches have a load break, or Arc extingushing feature on them.
ROB BLOB on 2005-11-02
this is NOT a fake. i engineer these switches.
(not this one). this is mor common then you think. when you open a switch, you have line charging current, and magnitizing current from the transformer. there are brakers in place and should extingish most
cheryl on 2005-10-15
this is also on killsometime and at the end of the video you hear a guy yell out "whoa!"
cheryl on 2005-10-15
check out the 2 guys crouching in front of the service truck. i checked into this & yes it can happen. electricity does NOT travel the shortest distance when let loose like this. there is a lot of voltage here, isnt like what comes into yoru house to run
cheryl on 2005-10-15
the pop right before it goes off is the same pop that lightening makes right before it strikes. hard to tell if it is fake. gotta friend that works for a power co, i will show it to him!
Josh on 2005-10-12
Yeah i think you right it is fake that guy at the end seems rather calm and stuff abaut it he doesnt even look over at it. cmon i dont care how many times you may see that your still gonna look. Its still pretty cool looking though.
Dick on 2005-10-08
It's fake because (1)It's an 'arc', not an "arch", (2) it's a substation, not a "grid", and (3) electricity doesn't arch, it travels the shortest distance (straight across).
mark on 2005-10-07
listen to the echo afterwards.
that was fucking loud.
nicole on 2005-10-07
that looked tight
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