Cool Stuff Cutting high voltage power line livescience — December 27, 2018 21 comments Cutting high voltage power line gifs
Really it needs the sound. 2014 [via youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB5UXvMTNVo ) [Also this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW-yzxEF4G4&t=0m25s) Is that second one purely capacitive (200pF human body?) I bet it’s mostly from faraday-suit corona leakage. (So, birds might be able to sit on such a line, but landing or takeoff would sting quite a bit!) Reply
Little did they know that they cut open the home of a very tiny and very angry Emperor Palpatine. Reply
Can somebody tell me how the heck you re-attach that kind of wire or connection. Back at home, me, I usually twists the wires to reconnect. Reply
Can someone who works on high-voltage power lines explain what the proper procedure is for doing a cut like that so that this doesn’t happen? Reply
NOPE. I’ll stay away from that, thanks.
Is this normal or did someone forget a step?
Really it needs the sound. 2014 [via youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB5UXvMTNVo )
[Also this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW-yzxEF4G4&t=0m25s)
Is that second one purely capacitive (200pF human body?) I bet it’s mostly from faraday-suit corona leakage. (So, birds might be able to sit on such a line, but landing or takeoff would sting quite a bit!)
Does anybody care to explain what is going on here? All I am reading are reaction comments.
The guys reaction is like FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!
Wow, fuck that jazz
This makes working on an old manual lathe look safe.
Now I know why linesmens make good money.
That is a little too close to my liking.
That would be medium voltage.
Jesus. Whatever he’s getting paid, it isn’t enough.
Little did they know that they cut open the home of a very tiny and very angry Emperor Palpatine.
He let the lightning out
Shocking
It’s looks so pretty though! Why not reach out and touch it?
The electricity was shut off, that just what was left in the electric hose.
Dang, that is crazy!
They always have the beard.
Why the fuck isn’t he wearing gloves?
Can somebody tell me how the heck you re-attach that kind of wire or connection.
Back at home, me, I usually twists the wires to reconnect.
Can someone who works on high-voltage power lines explain what the proper procedure is for doing a cut like that so that this doesn’t happen?
I love doing that