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"Half-a-million volts pass around me" while I work

Posted in AV, Cool by Derek at 4:00 pm
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Click the image preview above to be taken directly to YouTube to view a video clip of one of the most amazing spectacles concerning high voltage cable inspections. Those high power power lines running through your backyard are inspected by hand by a person wearing a specially made suit which allows the electricity to travel around an individuals body allowing them to work.

3 Responses to “"Half-a-million volts pass around me" while I work”

  1. Myke says:

    “Theres only three things Ive ever been afraid of… Electricity, heights, and women. And I’m married too.”

    Haha, well thats the way to live life I guess.

  2. fujita says:

    This combines 3 of my more pronounced fears: large amounts of electricity, open heights, and helicopter blades.

    Yet the video was oddly peaceful and elegant.

  3. Alex B says:

    the image got overwritten by the latest posting’s image :-o

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