Arcing powerlines cause tree fire & explosion
This tree catches fire and explodes as wind blows the tree into nearby power lines.
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2. banzemanga commented 14 years ago
From the camera point of view everything blacked out when the explosion occurred. I wonder how the background looked during that time in real life.
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3. antifolklore commented 14 years ago
Underground powerlines for the win .
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4. CorpseGrinder commented 14 years ago
4:00 big boom! really scared the hell out of me
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6. TechnoKING commented 14 years ago
Yeah, but kinda slow, it'd be better without the first 3 minutes...IMHO. But sweet otherwise...
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8. Gringo_el_Diablo commented 14 years ago
Ya'll have ADD!
The build up was awesome.
He was only 25-30 feet away!? (8-9 meters)
HOLY FICKEN $H!T
The build up was awesome.
He was only 25-30 feet away!? (8-9 meters)
HOLY FICKEN $H!T
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9. stepanstas commented 14 years ago
Okay, so one would think that they would call (or the fire dept would (if they reported it correctly)) the electrical company so that they could shut off electricity for that area, but no, it's better to possibly get killed.
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11. ringmaster commented 14 years ago
Agree with #10. Some videos are put in strange categories. 911 anyone? At least some there had a mind after four minutes.
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19. trancetunes (moderator) commented 14 years ago
wait, is anyone else thinking what i am about this??
how come those power lines didn't have some kind of coating to prevent that?
i know by my house we have tons of power lines obviously and they all seem to have this thick black coating around them...birds sit on them all the time etc..even tree branches touch the wires..anyone know how this happened?! did they not have any kind of protection around them? if that's the case, wouldn't any bird/squirrel die from sitting on them?
how come those power lines didn't have some kind of coating to prevent that?
i know by my house we have tons of power lines obviously and they all seem to have this thick black coating around them...birds sit on them all the time etc..even tree branches touch the wires..anyone know how this happened?! did they not have any kind of protection around them? if that's the case, wouldn't any bird/squirrel die from sitting on them?
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21. MoT commented 14 years ago
#1 makes a good point. Considering how tall that tree is, surely it must have had an encounter with the power lines before? Either that or the tree's branch that got fried had been gradually leaning over towards the power lines and the final gust of wind finished it off.
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22. patriotaus commented 14 years ago
#19 you have to come in contact with either 2 lines or contact one and the ground, otherwise there is no circuit and no electricity will run through you. which means birds/squirrels/possums are fine.
for everyone going on about how stupid these guys are for not calling the fire brigade, i bet you guys clicked through the clip because they mention "where the hell is the fire brigade?"
for everyone going on about how stupid these guys are for not calling the fire brigade, i bet you guys clicked through the clip because they mention "where the hell is the fire brigade?"
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24. kurkudjikul commented 14 years ago
Current was to small for automated protection all to the end.
The big boom was a real short curcuit.
The big boom was a real short curcuit.
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25. trancetunes (moderator) commented 14 years ago
thanks for answering my question--yea i feel pretty dumb for not realizing it now because i understand the concept now..
one other question that no one answered though--trees near my house touch the wires all the time--they don't do this because of a protective coating on the wires (i'm pretty sure--theres this thick coating around them it seems)..how come they don't just do that here so this doesn't happen? oO
one other question that no one answered though--trees near my house touch the wires all the time--they don't do this because of a protective coating on the wires (i'm pretty sure--theres this thick coating around them it seems)..how come they don't just do that here so this doesn't happen? oO
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26. kurkudjikul commented 14 years ago
#25 The voltage on this powerline is greater then 35kV(maybe up to 110kV). At this voltage it is not necessary to touch the wire to get arcing(for every ~30kV, 1cm of air). It is not economical to isolate the wires becouse the isolation has to be realy thick (3-6cm) and that increases weight of the powerline drastically. This is cheaper.
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28. Phil-Lloyd commented 14 years ago
badboy007 fails again
Read the other posts or listen.
Read the other posts or listen.
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29. angrytattedguy commented 14 years ago
It blackened out because of this magical effect called an em charge which makes all the air around the power line jolt including the juice in the hand cam. This is why Im happy my power lines are under ground ...who'de thunk it.
+7 1. drewsutton commented 14 years ago