Pretty spectacular footage of a power substation and a huge electrical arc in its equipment. The page includes technical analysis of what’s probably happening.
It’s the kind of thing we’ve seen a zillion times in movies, but seeing it in “real life” is … daunting.
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Yikes!
I found the video compelled me to watch it over and over for several minutes. Why is tht?
Dr. Frankenstein’s wet dream.
***Dave has an entry pointing to a video clip of a big assed electrical arc some power company guys witnessed when their equipment didn’t work the way it was supposed to. The page also contains some discussion on what the hell is going on so you can co…
wow.
rhetorical: how much is that flow compared to that running in the power grid that failed up here this past fall?
electricity is to be treated with great respect.
amazing video.