They are lucky the transformer didn't blow, those things are really toxic.

Inside a house the transformers sound like shotguns, outside the house they sound like cannons.

I think standard practice in certain areas, meaning what Ive seen, most transformers are either on the ground, or underground.

I'm also pretty sure that's where the phone lines go, as well as the subnetwork for your particular networks.

That is why you should never connect directly to your modem, because then you are accessing the subnetwork with out the benefit of a Gateway. Always connect through a switched router, for an extra hop that is designed to cause trouble for hecklers.

But you never heard that from me.

I'm a first scene responder, I need some 4 ft sticks and some hot dogs.

It was my impression that the transformers were those large silver things hanging form the towers. I know in newer places they are those large, green, terrestrial boxes, but there appears to be a transformer (or what I have mistaken for one) in the shot.

No circuit breakers on the power lines?

it never occurs to these complete fucktards to get back.

>> ^alizarin:
No circuit breakers on the power lines?


It appears as load to the grid, so it happily continues to provide power without tripping anything. This page explains it better with a video thats been re-posted to youtube about a hundered times.

Fuses are closer to the customer end (between the transformer and the customer) and disconnect (explode!) just the customer when there is a problem, circuit breakers are back at the substation and would likely attempt to re-close to solve a temporary problem like phase-phase arc.

up vote for when they all screamed at that last little burst of power... pussies

*fear *nsfw (cussings)

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Wow, like really slow motion lightning (which also explodes some trees).
This is a good reason to always make underground power lines in urban areas. Where I live the only place with high voltage power lines is the countryside.

It's heartbreaking how it writhes in agony.

OMIGOD COME SEE YOU GUYS THIS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SCENARIO IS SO AWESOME TO WATCH FROM 30 FEET AWAY

YEAH BURN YOU STUPID SUMBITCH TREE WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU COULD GROW THERE

4:02 - Circuit breaker flips at electric company
4:10 - "Hey, why'd this breaker flip?"
4:13 - Employee flips breaker back to on.
4:18 - Breaker flips off again.
4:19 - "Hmph. I guess something IS shorting out somewhere..."

I would have laughed if the electricity followed along the roots and zapped them.

>> ^Payback:
I would have laughed if the electricity followed along the roots and zapped them.


Yeah, stupid physics.

Shocking.

I wanna say something snide and snotty about Bellingham, but it's actually a nice little place. Apart from all the monster-truck-driving hill-billy crank-spun fucknuts who call that burg home. I mean, other than that, yanno.

wheres the eia tag? stupid giant tree

[edit]stupid but resilient.

Some trees have sap that EXPLODE when heated by an outside source of energy (ie. lightning), sending fragments of super-heated wax/bark out in all directions. Just FYI fellas.

This is exactly the reason why you should put all those chunky power lines underground.

>> ^ReverendTed:
>> ^Payback:
I would have laughed if the electricity followed along the roots and zapped them.

Yeah, stupid physics.


Yeah, that and stupid people not realizing that electricity follows the path of least resistance and at those voltages is completely random. Whether they be standing too close or commenting out their ass on an internet forum. The voltage is trying to equalize itself with the power plant, so the closer you are to where large voltages short to ground, the more likely you are to become part of the circuit. This video is barely different than watching a downed line spark.

I LOVE that it comes back for an encore.

**BOOOM**

"Wow man, that was awesome.. oh well, let's go back inside.."

**BUUUUZZZZZ**

THAT THING COME BY MY HOUSE, I KILL IT!!

>> ^Kevlar:
OMIGOD COME SEE YOU GUYS THIS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SCENARIO IS SO AWESOME TO WATCH FROM 30 FEET AWAY
YEAH BURN YOU STUPID SUMBITCH TREE WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU COULD GROW THERE

As Bob Ross would put it, "Now that's NOT a happy little tree."

WAIT FOLKS thats not all ! hahhaha they thinks its all done then ZAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

Best Christmas lights I've ever seen.

*fire

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This is complete mindlessness on so many levels. Why is there a tree? Wtf is wrong with the newtork? Why are these idiots standing right under the fucking line?
"Do you want me to move the car?" - "Yes, hon'. Please go endanger yourself by going somewhere, where even our CAR would be in danger." - "Not a prob."

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