The Power Of Electricity

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And that folks, is why us brits do not have HV powerlines strung over roads...

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What's more to the point is why didn't the protection relays trip the circuit out? Looks like a dodgy installation to me!

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@nozzer wrote:

Looks like a dodgy installation to me!

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North american innit? Lots of italian descendants over there running the show...

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Could be worse. Ever seen any rural Indian installations?

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@nozzer or Thailand.

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@nozzer wrote:

Could be worse. Ever seen any rural Indian installations?

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Never mind that, I've yet to see India behind those installations!!

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@twocvbloke wrote:

And that folks, is why us brits do not have HV powerlines strung over roads...

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I don't think these lines on Google Maps are 240 volt and I passed under them this evening.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.3365981,-1.4445747,3a,75y,101.08h,103.8t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVr-YC...

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Here's one from Russia.

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Strat wrote: 
I don't think these lines on Google Maps are 240 volt and I passed under them this evening.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.3365981,-1.4445747,3a,75y,101.08h,103.8t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVr-YC...

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No, they're definitely in the hudreds of KiloVolts, but they're also professionally fitted at a safe distance away fron the road, unlike the video where they're strung up on wood poles over roads where any numpty can drive into them causing the light show as seen in the footage...