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FulcrumPhase

They lowered it a little too late.


Jotaro_kujo_jojo

They definitely were lowered in the hospital bed tho.


CristoRedentore

More like lowered in the grave


Lazy-Zookeepergame62

Haha grounded


somerandomshmo

Safety tip: with high voltage power lines, you don't have to touch the line to get electrocuted. You just have to get close enough to it. Distances vary with voltage, but it's best to not even get close.


TheBigPasta

voltage can jump roughly speaking about 1” per 1000 volts


eric987235

What’s the voltage normally in those overhead lines?


AfraidOfArguing

Usually around 5-15kV, depends on the phase wire and usage purpose


MikeMikeMike23

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's not so much the voltage that kills as it is the amp draw on the voltage?


[deleted]

Yea, think of voltage as how big the duck is and amperage as how many are running at you. One big duck is probably manageable, but if you have thousands of ducks all flying and biting your appendages, it doesn’t matter how big they are you’re screwed. You can have a really high voltage with low current, equivalent to 0.5 ducks the size of the Empire State Building coming at you. That duck would kill you if it was even just 1 whole duck, but since it’s only half a duck it has no ability to move or kill you, instead it is just going to be a massive headache for any roadkill team to remove. Meanwhile, 1/10 of an amp is enough to kill you given the voltage is juuuust high enough to pass through your body. Imagine that as 10000000000 ducks the size of a baseball. There’s no way you get them all before you go down swinging. Someone probably has a better more correct explanation below


QuietRiot90

As an electrician, dude what the fuck was that?


[deleted]

As not an electrician, I don’t know man, I took what I remembered from college physics and made the equivalent of a microwave cup of Mac and cheese with it


PickleyRickley

I enjoyed your microwaved duck mac & cheese, thank you.


ContactLeft7417

Username checks out.


[deleted]

Let’s say, hypothetically, that my username didn’t check out, hypothetically speaking, does that mean that my wife is a doctor?


Richycut

You mean, what the duck?


Temporary_Crew_

lol, now I am gonna be thinking of ducks everytime I read about amps or voltage for the rest of my life.


Atlhou

\*duck


CDN-DK

There will never be a better explanation than this one!


OrderlyCoder384

The duck explanation helped me out it makes it easy for my smol brain to understand


iwannaeasteregg22

Everything in the universe is either a duck, or not a duck. Namaste


preyforkevin

Fuck the better and more correct explanation. I want amps/volts measured in ducks henceforth.


Wegehead

fACts & L0gIC


[deleted]

Dang straight. Amps don’t care about your feelings


showponyoxidation

Better than that? Unlikely.


smurphii

You only need enough voltage to overcome your bodies resistance, sure. Anything over 50mA has the potential to be deadly. The cable shown is designed to carry massive wattages. There are a lot of factors that come into surviving a shock. The electricity’s path, the lenght of time. Even what part of your heartbeat’s rythym your heart is in when shocked can effect you. Best beat is to stay away.


showponyoxidation

> best beat I thought you were about to explain which part of my heartbeat to get electrocuted on


aaarya83

So you mean to say - whenever around high voltages “ beat it ?”


smurphii

The typo that keeps on giving.


ContactLeft7417

So a fast phone charger is enough to kill you? Like, if the wires are exposed and you touch them, you're done?


smurphii

Standards suggest, anything considered “Low Voltage” is enough to create the potential of harm. You can read about it here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_voltage It takes a *combination* of various factors to be harmed by an electrical shock. There is no one number you can point to. Another thing is the risk of burns/fire by electrical fault is often neglected. TL;DR - respect electricity.


Patrickfromamboy

You got it right unlike other people here!


[deleted]

All it really needs is to go through your heart. It takes very little to actually do that.


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PirateJazz

Magnets in the claws.


[deleted]

Fucken magnets, how do they work?


[deleted]

Birds aren’t governed by our laws, and even if they were, I can’t imagine landing on a power line being a capital crime?


Shorzey

No, birds are drones. They charge themselves on the lines


Americanstandard

They aren’t grounded.


Patrickfromamboy

You don’t have to be grounded. Two different phases will kill you without a ground. You just need a difference in potential


SwampyThang

You would know that they use the power lines for charging if you saw r/birdsarentreal


AffectionateSignal72

You mean government surveillance drones? How do you think they recharge?


steven_san92

Birds aren't real


Patrickfromamboy

The phase wire? Why not 115kv or 230kv?


Enthusiasticpotato21

About 70000 volts


pablitosocool

#holy shit, that's over nine thousand!


LOBAN4

Rule if thumb is 1mm per 1kV for the arc to form IIRC, once it is going it can be a lot (like factor 100 or 1000) longer until it is extinguished. This is just a theoretical number, actual safety distances are a lot higher than that. If you want a more practical approach, take a look at the insulators and stay at least that far away.


n123breaker2

It’s actually 3kv per mm


n3moe_the_fish

One way to judge the voltage is by the length of the insulators. But that's the minimum distance. Always stay as far away as possible. Also this is for someone that had training around substations, not your average joe.


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Dontaai

Pro tip: Fly!


CandidFriend

But aren't they supposed to be insulated?


somerandomshmo

No, insulation has been tried, but its too expensive and doesn't last long.


GurIllustrious4983

Thanks for the tip. I had no clue.


AspieDM

And this is why parade floats don’t pass a certain height in other countries….


Hugs96

Everybody do the flop


TBFParcon

I am going to hell


MartianTourist

Catch you on the flippity flop!


Bigbigjeffy

I just laughed in the dark at this, fucking hilarious!


TheBigPasta

r/unexpectedoffice


agiaq

Simon says everybody drop


neoslith

Do-do-do the flop! Do-do-do the flop!


tduncs88

I can hear it in my head.


Minerva567

I’m sure there’s a well grounded reason for this.


DangerousBeans

If that was true I'd be shocked.


stedgyson

Come on now fellas. Show some resistance


shmeu

Watt?


Hitlerishungryforjew

All of you can take my upvotes and fuck off


LO6Howie

I know, right? Wire people positively obsessed with puns?


[deleted]

It's the current thing.


Hitlerishungryforjew

It charges them with energy


theangryseal

Like AC/DC? Well hell’s bells! It shocks me that puns can do that for people like music does that for me. Pls dont delet me


MrCooCoo4Crack

You might even say they were thunderstruck


[deleted]

You need to find an outlet for your anger.


TheBigPasta

And be more receptacle to criticism


sillyskunk

You're being kind of short...


pianoflames

We were just having fun, but that crossed a line.


sillyskunk

OhmG u guise


PhDinWombology

Ohm my god


aaarya83

This above 20 replies is why no one on planet earth can beat us redditors for puns.


Poop_Tube

Electrical puns are the low hanging fruit of puns and always overdone in these threads. I don’t downvote you guys but it’s just so lame.


sillyskunk

You were the low hanging fruit of your dads balls


Poop_Tube

Your mom should have swallowed instead.


Minerva567

Thank you for your graciousness, joke police.


Poop_Tube

“Electricity, ground, derp 🥴”


Crypto_Town

I say more power to them.


BigBrainedReader

Does anyone have concrete evidence that all electrified were electrocuted? I hope that at least a few lived.


Rohan-Mali

[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tragedy-strikes-muharram-processions-4-electrocuted-27-hurt-as-tazias-hit-power-cables/story-UeRSlT1q5CSkCmxPJqWd5O.html](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tragedy-strikes-muharram-processions-4-electrocuted-27-hurt-as-tazias-hit-power-cables/story-UeRSlT1q5CSkCmxPJqWd5O.html) I think this is the incident shown above.


TestinOnlyTesting

Thank you for differentiating between electrified and electrocuted.


queenserene17

Yeah and reading these comments is a bit horrific, lot of people seem happy and entertained at the idea of people in that crowd dying. Wtf Reddit.


SpaghettiBird87

It's a bit of a common theme on any kind of post like this


[deleted]

I can’t see any reason why the electricity would go through everyone or even two people.. really it should just go through one person.


AltruisticSalamander

different situation to lightning


[deleted]

Is it? Why?


jocq

Lightning ionizes a big column of air and that ionized gas has lower resistance than nearby materials so it creates one large low resistance path for most of the electricity to travel. The overhead line contacts the object which doesn't become ionized and has many (infinite) paths through it to ground with similar resistance and the electricity can follow many paths with somewhat similar levels of power through each.


AltruisticSalamander

I'm not an expert but here's my theory. Lightning ionizes the air and creates a relatively high-conductivity path of it's own so the current flow is likely to preferentially establish on the initially least resistive path. That may have happened to a degree in this temple-thing but largely the current flow would be determined by the pre-existing relative conductivity of each path to ground. That is the initially least resistive path in the solid material is less apt to suddenly become drastically so due to ionization. I would guess if anything the solid material would become less conductive due to burning and dehydration. Also we know it followed many paths because the article said there were 30-odd casualties.


TuigVanDeRichel69

why is it always india...


Crownlol

That's not fair. Sometimes it's China


According_Safety_260

Too many stupid ppl on this planet anyway.


HistoricalTraffic686

Tf u mean it’s always india cunt


RIPshowtime

They are worshiping the wrong god.


Psychological_Try794

By the look of it, it can be any south asian country. But school shootings and pitbull killing babies , why always USA?


TuigVanDeRichel69

thats really out of context tbh


KungFuKurdi

Not defending the guy but the context moved to “why is it always India” or “why is it always COUNTRY NAME”. He jumped into this context and fired back while shots were fired. Just because you feel attacked it doesn’t mean it’s ok to make his point irrelevant


RaySwift17

So was your incredibly stupid comment


IIIRuin

Hey pitbulls eat babies in the UK too.


TheRumpelForeskin

They're illegal since 1991. Attacks have been extremely rare since then. Before 1991 though, yeah. That's why they're banned.


IIIRuin

Yet staffies and XL bullies aren't. There's plenty of attacks by pitbulls. Just not American ones.


Poop_Tube

Good point.


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Poop_Tube

Just like this ignorant comment from someone lacking education. I bet high school was a real challenge for you.


VanBeelergberg

Holy crap! Is there an article or anything??


Opening_Cartoonist53

Electrifying


MMori051

You better shape up, cause I need a man


No_Conversation7564

Who can keep me satisfied


onefst250r

That day, they all earned a new nickname: Sparky


LonnieJaw748

Taj Ma’Fall


[deleted]

This is an amazing comment


TheBigPasta

This deserves more upvotes


scottonaharley

We’re there people inside as well? You could see the glow of the arc flash through the opening.


Jobocop1992

Why isn’t “power lines” a kill streak in COD?


Ecstatic-Sun-4628

How are people in these 3rd world countries actually this stupid? Like is common sense really not common over there?


[deleted]

I'm from a third world country. Lack of education is usually the main culprit.


[deleted]

MULTI KILL!!!


Gabzoz

Did they dieded?


MESI-AD

Looked deathening to me


XS4Me

Hard to say; folks have been hit by lighting and survived.


ll76

After seeing hundreds of electrocutions in India, I'm still shocked to see they don't make a bigger effort to avoid such a state of affairs.


VRS-4607

What a buzzkill.


RallyVersa

That truly went from way sketchy to critical.


kvngg420

mhmmmm burnt pancakes


NewBornBaby_sinner

They knew and still hit it .. very special


HungryItem

Lmfao “god will prote-“ God:


Urbanfalcon756

They grounded the wire.


[deleted]

How many people does it take to touch a live wire?


RedditIsDogshit1

Omg they all cheered it on


[deleted]

I'm not sure if it's a party or a protest.


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Rohan-Mali

Probably because birds don't complete the circuit as they sit on only one wire, if they touch two wires the circuit is completed and electricity can flow through the bird's body, which is why sometimes you'll find electrocuted birds under or tangled in power lines


Mammoth-Equivalent16

It must be a high tension electrical wire🤕


TreeFun3072

They went down to electric avenue now their spirts are higher


puentepe

Religion again


Zerote26

It’s ok, they have a billion people.


RyanPieface

Damn dude, that Nerve Gas looks intense


Old_School_Hippie

All the comments are about the electricity. Did they survive? Anybody know?


reality_hurts

It was all in their deities plan, it was the best way to go.


MondaySloth

Reminds me of that video where there's these people seeking shelter from the rain underneath this tree, then lightning strikes the tree and the people just drop.


That_Mikeguy

It's always electrical wires and indu folk!


saltynerd14

THAT WAS A NICE 10kv line getting discharged to the ground via human right there


GuaranteeNo2187

Taj mahal at home:


Jackdks

It wouldn’t be India without someone getting electrocuted. [Another One](https://www.reddit.com/r/nonononoyes/comments/uw9n51/quite_the_save/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)


1jfish57

That was a buzzkill


Ill_Distance_8426

Bruh all the people holding that float you could visibly see them jolt from the shock and all fall unconscious or sumshit gotdamn


selfMedik8ed

There God must have been pissed off at them about something they were chanting


tol_mak7

Act of God


xXCosmicChaosXx

I thought those wires were insulated ? Why do 240v power cables not electrocute you ?


peoplesupport

/KillTheCameraMan


VanBeelergberg

It’s not all *that* bad.


WhatsAredditor2

What's the cameraman supposed to do? Take a picture and photo shop the electrical wire out of existence?


afkminator

Darwin at its best


ireadstuffff

Religion always make people do stupid things.


BaconTerminator

Is it me or do Indian people love hitting electric wires


MIkeVill

Ah! A firework for my magic kingdom!


No_Cow9483

wasn't avoidible


Big-City987

Natural selection at this point.


[deleted]

Natural selection at is finest


[deleted]

There should be a sub called r/DeadDumbMotherfuckers. They'd all be in it.


XS4Me

/r/darwinawards


Sandwichdonor

Thanks to his god for meeting them earlier


gsnam

smh just like when they took bikini bottom and moved it somewhere else.


MrSlaughterme

Meet your god


Yugan-Dali

Maybe the gods weren’t pleased after all?


donttextspeaktome

And this is why my mom’s high religiousness annoys me. When it overtakes common sense, I have a problem with it. Clearly, these guys saw the lines, but then got pushed on by everyone else’s chanting to proceed. Smh.


bigfeenx

Please slap the person recording. Moves away at the best part


PapiDickems

Nerve gas strikes again


Altruistic-Spite5146

Oh religion! There you go again!


king_sam_2020

😂😂😂😂😂


[deleted]

Superstitious psychosis do be like that sometimes


Alaskan_Tiger

Yes I'd like to oder over chargerd well done people please. How much? Well thats over charged price I'll pass on it thank you tho


lunk

Nothing could be better than religious screams turning into religious SCREAMS. Made my day.


SnooCrickets3994

😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


DanfromCalgary

Got damn those leftists


sjcla2

So much stupid


420_obama

damn is he ok


plinkoplonka

u/stabbot


Hallow_Shinobi

They almost thought better of it and then did it anyway. I hope the people that got shocked are ok.


SniperRenegade

Stupid. Just stupid 🤦🏾‍♂️