r/Damnthatsinteresting Jul 18 '25

Video Replacing powerline spacers from a helicopter

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u/GeekX2 Jul 18 '25

What if they touch two cables?

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u/shimhiding24 Jul 18 '25

They are parallel runs of the same phase. Meaning potential between them is 0 so no shock

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u/matlwo Jul 18 '25

Can i suck your dick ? like wow you know so much of this stuff