[philovan]

"While dusting the back yard . . ." I'd never have thought up that work project.

[Azimuth]

happens a lot over there, huh.

[Spiffyfable]

Why do you think they have so many Brownouts

[Yoloman]

Originally Posted by heartsong ↗

I always wonder, what will my end be? You only get to die once. It is surreal watching the footage with the family mourning in the background. Tragic.

Sort of romantic! She got zapped, and he came to her rescue and died holding her hand. Better than what happens to most couples. Their spirits will certainly be together.

[Loopville]

Originally Posted by GODREKR ↗

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That is the dumbest waste of time and space news report ever.

[DocuRealMoose]

Originally Posted by Rikbikboo ↗

I’m always grateful for the fact that here in the uk our electricity, although at 240 volts. Will normally throw you off when you come into contact with it. Whenever I see things like this they are never able to let go.

More volts but less amps? AC vs DC? I’m not sure why. But it’s Terrifying.

It's probably around 50-4000v and 1-200A. Have you seen their "grid"? Looks like the machine room from the movie "Virus"

[houseoftechno]

I think the "turning on an electric motor" was a misdirect. She clearly got shocked when she draped a black rag on a bare wire (suspended next to the jeep). After she fell, that same wire, under tension, held her arm up in the air. The hubby ran out, and grabbed the same bare wire that was propping up her arm, and he was shocked to death.

Just a guess, but my theory is that the bare wire was jerryrigged, perhaps by the hubby, to bring temporary power in. The woman seemed accustomed to draping laundry on the insulated electrical wires next to the jeep, and perhaps was not told that the bare wire was live. The bare wire seems to low to be part of the permanent service - that's why I think it was jerryrigged.