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Title: Don't try this at home folks!
Post by: Rods2 on 02 March 2017, 20:52:52
30kv shock and 100' fall, then walks away!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4275974/Man-hit-30-000-volts-climbs-power-line.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4275974/Man-hit-30-000-volts-climbs-power-line.html)
Title: Re: Don't try this at home folks!
Post by: Entwood on 02 March 2017, 21:15:23
Why does the cynic in me suggest this might be another "Daily FAIL" ... :)
Title: Re: Don't try this at home folks!
Post by: X30XE on 02 March 2017, 21:45:39
Don't try this in the UK.  274 - 400kV is likely to be slightly less survivable.   :o

Wonder what he'd been smoking to believe climbing a pylon was a good idea.  ::)
Title: Re: Don't try this at home folks!
Post by: Kevin Wood on 02 March 2017, 22:01:44
That's an awfully big pylon for just 30kV.

So, that's BS, wonder if the rest of the story is the same? ::)
Title: Re: Don't try this at home folks!
Post by: Lincs Robert on 02 March 2017, 23:01:15
There's plenty of 33kv lines in the UK.

275/400kv systems are only used for long distance & will be outnumbered probably 10:1 by 33kv lines around the country.

I spent a while working with a HV line team & it's unlikely that anyone would survive a 3.3kv shock, let along anything higher than that.
Title: Re: Don't try this at home folks!
Post by: omega2018 on 02 March 2017, 23:07:11
funny its a clear sky when he falls but when he gets up off the ground it has suddenly clouded over 8)
Title: Re: Don't try this at home folks!
Post by: Ever Ready on 02 March 2017, 23:18:19
I have worked on H.V. systems and cannot believe the video is genuine #Shock horror# pun intended :)

I used to be able to know the voltage by the size of pylon, type of insulators etc but old age has set in.

In days of old the U.K. had  132Kv (National grid)and onto 400Kv which was / is known as the Super grid.



Title: Re: Don't try this at home folks!
Post by: plym ian on 02 March 2017, 23:19:27
funny its a clear sky when he falls but when he gets up off the ground it has suddenly clouded over 8)
Calm down columbo ;D
Title: Re: Don't try this at home folks!
Post by: Ever Ready on 02 March 2017, 23:20:20
funny its a clear sky when he falls but when he gets up off the ground it has suddenly clouded over 8)

Are you doubting the integrity of the report? ;D ;D

The Daily Fail is as honest as the day is long :) :)

Maybe the dark sky was caused by his skin being burnt ;D
Title: Re: Don't try this at home folks!
Post by: Steve B on 02 March 2017, 23:32:17
It is Fake.... Never seen it on sky  ;D ;D