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00:00Just another day in the life of linemen.
00:26Holy f***!
00:30The water utility workers just wanted to do their job and go home.
00:36But instead, they ended up giving the electrician some extra work.
00:56An excavator accidentally caught a high-voltage cable with its bucket, leading to a dangerous situation.
01:04The electricity tried to ground itself, heating up the excavator.
01:11The expansion of air in the tires from the heating caused one of the wheels to explode dramatically.
01:19Nope! It's not a sewer fire.
01:29There's a power cabinet embedded in the floor to distribute electricity.
01:37But a short circuit caused a fire.
01:45As the person who recorded the video said, the heat was incredibly strong.
01:54So they didn't risk going near it.
02:04The heat coming off that is intense.
02:14The heat coming off that is intense.
02:16The heat coming off that is intense.
02:18The heat coming off that is intense.
02:20The heat coming off that is intense.
02:22The heat coming off that is intense.
02:26The air is energy.
02:28As you can see, it's not too early because it's too early.
02:32The heat coming off that is intense.
02:34I hope he had time to close his eyes.
03:04Lightning strikes in winter are rare, but there's always a chance of them happening.
03:34If the wires start sounding like a popcorn machine, it's time to get more alarmed than
03:43the people in this video.
03:55This footage was captured at a subway station in Japan.
04:24The malfunction made the station look more like a fireworks festival.
04:31It's time to get out of here.
04:38It's time to get out of here.
04:46It's time to get out of here.
04:59Seeing lightning like this is a once in a lifetime experience.
05:06The person who shot this video was traveling with his family on a cruise ship.
05:16While anchoring in port, he decided to make a video.
05:21And this was the result.
05:28It's time to get out of here.
05:29It's time to get out of here.
05:30It's time to get out of here.
05:35It's time to get out of here.
05:36It's time to get out of here.
05:37Holy ****.
05:39It's time to get out of here.
05:41I can't see it
05:48I can't see it
05:53I can't see it
05:56I can't see it
05:59I can't see it
06:24If a contact wire snaps on an electric train, the train becomes a giant conductor that you
06:45really don't want to touch, especially if you're inside.
07:08On this particular day, New Yorkers probably felt like they were in the middle of a movie
07:13where the city is under attack by some supernatural force.
07:17It's hard to think of anything else when you see blue flames shooting out in the middle
07:20of the night.
07:22But the only real threat that day was an accident at an electrical substation.
07:43Dash-chem footage captured the moment an oversized truck connected with a guide wire on Route
07:5861 in Anilani Township.
08:01The impact toppled roughly half a dozen electric poles, causing sparks to fly.
08:11It doesn't always take an entire tree falling to bring down a power line.
08:29Just a single branch is enough to cause a disruption.
08:49Just like fire and water, we could watch this forever.
09:05Woo!
09:06That's a good one.
09:08That one, that's getting in there.
09:27That's why it's always a good idea to have a pair of dielectric gloves handy.
09:56I hope that was going to go out.
10:12I'm gonna say, who is that?
10:17That's all
10:31What a hell of a bitch!
10:46What a bitch!
10:50What a bitch!
10:54I can see you in this house.
11:01I can't see you.
11:03I can't see you.
11:24Whoa!
11:54Oh, I can't do it!
12:06Oh, I can't do it!
12:17Oh, what a miracle!
12:20Oh
12:50Nobody wants to see something like this out the window during a flight
13:20If you spot sparks on a power line, it's definitely time to make a run for it
13:50The cameraman didn't have the best luck with their parking spot
14:20Oh my god
14:22Oh my god
14:24Oh my god
14:30After receiving this massive jolt of electric current, this tree certainly won't need photosynthesis anymore
14:52After receiving this massive jolt of electric current, this tree certainly won't need photosynthesis anymore
15:00Oh
15:02Oh
15:04Oh
15:06Oh
15:08Oh
15:10Oh
15:12Oh
15:14Oh
15:16Oh
15:18Oh
15:20This trolley bus caused quite a stir among local residents with its appearance, all because
15:37the vehicle's current collector had detached from the wires.
16:07The car is in the middle of the street.
16:22The car is in the middle of the street.
16:28dielectric gloves are an essential part of an electrician's equipment even a small defect in
16:47these gloves can be life-threatening they not only protect from electrical shocks
16:51but also from burns that can occur during arcing
16:58that's what happens to balloons when they get caught in wires
17:18across the conductors it's the same type of short circuit that you'll actually see on an open
17:25entire line and here good job balloon people
17:29due to road repair mistakes residents of a brazilian city witnessed electrical grounding
17:53literally
18:07the
18:14the
18:16the
18:22the
18:26the
18:28In Canada, power lines are inspected using drones to induce a ground fault safely.
18:58In China, they test power lines a bit differently.
19:10Instead of drones, they use a special gun that shoots an electricity conductive projectile
19:15to cause a short circuit.
19:21But don't worry, it's just a dummy.
19:40That's how cool.
19:47Like you said, those are interesting.
19:53In this video, the tree made contact with the wires, but the outcome wasn't just some
20:15burned wood, the impact caused a fuse to blow.
20:26And ultimately, the whole neighborhood was plunged into darkness.
20:36This is what happens when natural and man-made electricity collide.
20:59You might have seen a Tesla coil used to create music, but here we have an entire orchestra.
21:06This is what happens when natural and man-made electricity is a big issue.
21:28The principle behind this device is quite simple.
21:49When the ball flies past the electrode, a highly intense electric field is generated
21:54at a small distance with an enormous voltage.
21:57Since the speed of the electrons is much higher than that of the ball, their movement doesn't
22:02interfere with the arc ignition at all.
22:25This is what an arc with an intensity of up to 20,000 amps looks like.
22:34The bank is de-energized.
22:43Check out this cable burndown.
22:49The process can damage or destroy the insulation and conductors inside the cable due to overheating,
22:55like when it's overloaded or not connected properly.
23:02Here we are.
23:06Here we go.
23:11They say you can't catch lightning in a bottle, but can you do something similar?
23:36Just grab a dielectric material like plexiglass and create a discharge on it.
23:41The cool pattern you get is called a Lichtenberg figure.
24:06If you think this Tesla coil looks big, you're not wrong.
24:10This is the largest coil in the world.
24:12Located in New Zealand, the gigantic monument, called Electrum, has four floors and stands
24:19over 11 meters tall.
24:23Holy shit!
24:25Don't look at it!
24:29Don't look at it!
24:34It's just going crazy!
24:49That concrete pump hit the wires hard.
24:56Now, houses built with this concrete won't need any electricity.
25:09That concrete pump hit the wires hard.
25:12Now, houses built with this concrete won't need any electricity.
25:17Now, houses built with this concrete pump.
25:20Now, houses built with this concrete pump.
25:24Here you go!
25:25Here you go!
25:27You can see the different parts of it.
25:30Here you go!
25:32It looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie that could open a portal to another
25:53dimension, but it's actually just a school project.
26:08A power line operator decided to record his typical workday with a camera.
26:20That's the lecture, this is running up the flames, that's cool.
26:48I'm doing video, yes sir.
27:04I'm doing video, I'm doing video, I'm doing video.
27:16This happens more frequently than trolley buses in winter.
27:42The issue is ice forming on the wires, which prevents electricity from reaching the current collector.
27:48It's going inside the building.
28:04That's how much juice is going through there.
28:06That's how much juice is going through there.
28:08Just take an axe and slap the bottom and cut the wire off.
28:20You're about to see a 600 volt short circuit.
28:32Are you religious there Adam?
28:44Are you religious?
28:46Yes.
28:56I think you're hiatus, you're
29:23I need your update.
29:28What's up?
29:30What the f**k is going on?