[Xploit Machine]

Originally Posted by Trucked up ↗

I don't believe any countries have insulated power lines, you see this all over. Insulated phone & TV cables.

Originally Posted by yah ↗

Questions for those who've worked in the industry or otherwise are in the know: is it typical to have anything like 11,000-volt lines exposed like they are here in residential/business areas such as this in developed western countries? What about differences in safety measures?

in our country (Malaysia) for example, those powerlines passing through residentials are insulated .. unless those powerline towers far from residential are non insulated ..

insulated .. residential areas


non-insulated highrise towers

[dale6988]

Ew, the wind changed directions, that must smell horrible

[Necrotic Bowel]

This is exactly how we should be putting convicted persons to death.

Regardless of the crime

[Spiffyfable]

Head just fell off

[spycosis]

Don't know where you are but in the UK, no we don't have them in cities and urban areas, but in rural areas you see them everywhere suspended from wooden poles that look like a bit like the old school telephone lines, also 11,000 volts or 33kV and yes they are exposed, they aren't bare but have a weatherproofing coat which is nowhere near thick enough to insulate them. If you fly a kite under one of these you're fucked. If they come down on top of you in a storm you're fucked.

[iARTEMx]

Originally Posted by docfr8 ↗

A high voltage decap

Seems better than narcos

[Martano666]

Originally Posted by yah ↗

Questions for those who've worked in the industry or otherwise are in the know: is it typical to have anything like 11,000-volt lines exposed like they are here in residential/business areas such as this in developed western countries? What about differences in safety measures?

Yes the wires remain bare and in residential areas but are always inaccessible. They will not be reachable from a roof. Bare wires are normally much higher up on a high tension tower, or else in an area surrounded by barb wire fence. Also, the wire that runs from the hydro poles to buildings is always insulated with rubber jacket and in new areas its actually run 24" underground rather than overhead but thats more for the aesthetics.

[William May]

I can't tell you how often this has happened to ME!

[spycosis]

Originally Posted by Xploit Machine ↗

in our country (Malaysia) for example, those powerlines passing through residentials are insulated .. unless those powerline towers far from residential are non insulated ..

insulated .. residential areas


non-insulated highrise towers

Are you sure they are insulated and not just coated with weatherproofing ? It costs an absolute fortune to insulate high voltage transmission lines and it degrades really fast from UV and heat, and it weighs the cables down. Even in the UK it has never been an option to do that, it's just economically and practically not viable.

[-NocturnalPulse-]

Crazy seeing it not too long ago and now this one. I’m sure plenty of other have lost limbs. The decapitions are insane