1,500 volts direct current vs Idiot. EXTREME VIDEO FOOTAGE

[*MAD DOG*]

At a bare minimum the overhead wires are 1,500 volts direct current. This guy was dead before he hit the ground and yes his hand is on fire. This footage is of a person being killed by stupidity.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb65/MADDOGZONER/th_snapcracklepop.jpg (http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb65/MADDOGZONER/?action=view&current=snapcracklepop.flv)

p.s. I uploaded this video at work and have no way of testing it. So if it don't work i'll fix it when I get home.

[*MAD DOG*]

Shazam.

So I can assume the video works?

[texkid]

It works.

There is a slum nearby that won't have power for a while.

[CTScott]

If that's in India, their trains run on 25,000 Volts AC single phase.

[Tamago]

just single phase? i thought it would be smoother with double phase. im not that good with big electrical motors.

wtf is double phase lol


y'all and your lack of knowledge

[talnlnky]

1,500volts isn't really anything... in fact... voltage doesn't mean squat. High voltage just means you can arc gaps... but voltage isn't what kills people.... Amperage kills people. A 1/4amp to the heart will kill a person. That's why it is such a good thing that our skin is relatively dry and such a good insulator.

I think static electricity shocks are 3,000 volts, and it only takes like 30mili-volts to fry a computer chip/electronics.

[CTScott]

Split phase isn't two-phase. Two phase went obsolete (except for within some industrial control systems) with the advent of three-phase. The trains run on single phase, rather than three phase, because it requires only one contact (and the track as a ground) three phase would require three sets of contacts touching three separate wires.

[CTScott]

1,500volts isn't really anything... in fact... voltage doesn't mean squat. High voltage just means you can arc gaps... but voltage isn't what kills people.... Amperage kills people. A 1/4amp to the heart will kill a person. That's why it is such a good thing that our skin is relatively dry and such a good insulator.

I think static electricity shocks are 3,000 volts, and it only takes like 30mili-volts to fry a computer chip/electronics.


High voltage plus high current capability is the key to the popping of the dude. high voltage means that the body's high resistance is easily overcome. High current capability means crispy critter.

[SilverBack]

Wow look at him smoke...

Moron deserved it. He's a shame to our people

[marcus]

holy shit.. that was gruesome..

[Creeper]

if i remember right from my electrics class static discharges can have super high voltage well over 3kv but not really dangerous unless you are very sensative or have a pace maker due to the such small amount of current do to the low resistance travel of a static discharge

[ezhacker1]

seems to me he was gonna commit suicide. and ..well he did.

[tk-421]

seems to me he was gonna commit suicide. and ..well he did.
I think he was just showing off... But who knows really...
Either way, it was a pretty stupid way to leave this planet.

[GeneW]

1,500volts isn't really anything... in fact... voltage doesn't mean squat. High voltage just means you can arc gaps... but voltage isn't what kills people.... Amperage kills people. A 1/4amp to the heart will kill a person. That's why it is such a good thing that our skin is relatively dry and such a good insulator.

I think static electricity shocks are 3,000 volts, and it only takes like 30mili-volts to fry a computer chip/electronics.

The term you're looking for is "Compliance", the ability of an electric source to deliver power.

I was hit with 17,000 volts at work from a "high potter". About half a milliamp. Hurt like a bitch.

Gene

[GeneW]

Split phase isn't two-phase. Two phase went obsolete (except for within some industrial control systems) with the advent of three-phase. The trains run on single phase, rather than three phase, because it requires only one contact (and the track as a ground) three phase would require three sets of contacts touching three separate wires.

Trains also have enough inertia in their systems that they didn't really need multiphase sources. With modern power systems its pretty easy to convert between sources with minimal losses. Today someone can design a delivery system to suit her or his requirements, put in power conversion and then set up the motor or drive systems as they please. Things are different today then they were even twenty years ago.

Gene

[GeneW]

At a bare minimum the overhead wires are 1,500 volts direct current. This guy was dead before he hit the ground and yes his hand is on fire. This footage is of a person being killed by stupidity.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb65/MADDOGZONER/th_snapcracklepop.jpg (http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb65/MADDOGZONER/?action=view&current=snapcracklepop.flv)

p.s. I uploaded this video at work and have no way of testing it. So if it don't work i'll fix it when I get home.


...or ignorance... you can't see electricity, you can't smell it, and if there is not enough of a load you can't even hear the current making the wires hum. If you come from a village that doesn't have electric power you have little experience with it.

I still recall the first time I saw 480 volt cables "jump" when someone threw the switch. These were 4/0 cables that were almost an inch thick and very heavy moving a couple of inches apart as if "magically" when the switch was thrown. Later while the system was running I stepped on one of them and could "feel" them pulse through my boots. It's not something you forget but if you've never seen it you wouldn't expect it.

To deal with high voltage "stiff" systems requires training, mainly imparting a cautious if not paranoid mindset to people who work with it. You are taught a sort of respect that is associated with guns, bombs, dangerous animals, toxins or deadly organisms. You NEVER let down your guard.

I worked with a guy who did not pay attention. One sleepy morning he grounded a 4160 source by mistake. He was far enough away he wasn't shocked. He was blinded for several minutes and experienced 2nd degree burns on half of his arm. People were vomiting because of the "burned meat odor". He said he was terrified of being blinded, but that passed when he started seeing again. When he got to the hospital he had a new horror awaiting him. The docs said, "You're not done cooking yet". They parked him in a room, pumped pain med into him and left him be. His armed swelled up, formed horrible blisters, and after six hours on pain medication they started treating him for burns.

If the kid had been trained to deal with this stuff he'd have never been anywhere near those wires.

Gene

[*MAD DOG*]

Bump, Zap, Thud

[Altitude]

:eyebulge::eyebulge::eyebulge:

[jambo101]

So we can presume there were enough amps and the guy died?

[firemachine69]

LOL. If you keep watching and pay close attention, his pants catch on fire! :biggrin:


GeneW:


Even in third world countries there are huge signs warning against the dangers of contacting the wire.

(Thanks the heavens for Darwin.)

[highwaypass]

must be hurt....:eyebulge:

[Darb]

I think that's his hair that catches fire, it's kinda hard to tell with the quality.

But man, I love that sounds when he gets zapped. (Not to sound morbid or anything... :biggrin:)

[*MAD DOG*]

must be hurt....:eyebulge:

Somehow I don't think he's in any pain afterwards, nor wil he have pain ever again.

[*MAD DOG*]

I think that's his hair that catches fire, it's kinda hard to tell with the quality.

But man, I love that sounds when he gets zapped. (Not to sound morbid or anything... :biggrin:)

If you watch closely, he get's zapped twice, once when his hand makes contact and then again on the way down. Nothing morbid about enjoying the sound, we all love the sound bug zappers make when a huge bug flies into it.

[frownonfun]

So we can presume there were enough amps and the guy died?

yeah i'm thinking so. not sure why some of you feel the need to turn everything into a contest of who knows more. but hey whatever gets you off.

[ZING]

That was horrible, damn. Poor guy got owned.

[enobmort42]

darwin awards nomination

[nemelek]

I showed this to my wife. She shook her head and walked away as I watched it again. Then she wonders why I never share anything with her.

[GeneW]

LOL. If you keep watching and pay close attention, his pants catch on fire! :biggrin:


GeneW:


Even in third world countries there are huge signs warning against the dangers of contacting the wire.

(Thanks the heavens for Darwin.)

People don't always read signs, if they know how to read at all.

India is a land of many nations bound together in a union. If that kid came from an adjacent province it's possible that he was illiterate where this accident occurred.

Sometimes natural selection can work against the group - a person curious enough to touch a dangerous wire might be a good problem solver in another context. Someone who won't touch a wire might not be cautious but might be indifferent - they're just "here for the ride".

Gene

[nemelek]

My wife's son-in-law and I were hooking up a new washer and dryer. The dryer didn't come with a cord so I sent him with a diagram of the plug outlet to Home Depot for a new cord. He came home with a new one that had been shrunk wrapped in a coil for packaging. Testing to see if he got the right one he plugged it in and KABOOM. The pigtails were also wrapped together. I said "Now you learned something about MR. Electricity." The breaker was ruined and back to Home Depot he went.

[goku87]

Looks like that might sting a little...

[jetaimejsc]

TOASTY!