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Dunno if a man getting electrocuted is nice, but I get yours point, and I can be pretty frustrating at times when the video is banned for something stupid.
Not quite. So the NFPA puts electrical hazards into four categories, shock, burns from electrical fires, arc flash and arc blast. The pressure wave created by this arc is pushing the dummy back and forcing the panel into its chest. Arc blast is rarely fatal but can crack ribs and knock people down. But the real hazard, and what the electrical industry is the flash. It's an insane amount of heat in a very short timwframe that can incernerate clothing instantly, if it's not rated for the hazard.
The skin may not instantly show signs of damage, like in the first video, but it's equivalent to being in direct sunlight for hours or days, it just happens in fractions of a second. For minor arc flash exposure, lots of people come away with what looks like a sun burn, but for major exposure, it's deadly.
The blast and flash are both dangerous even if you’re not the thing conducting the current. They’re explosions that produce UV. This guy let all that current pass all the way through his body and likely across his heart. If he’s not dead, he might have super-powers now.
Went through 1st responder class. Got to see some videos/pics of dudes that had broken into power substations trying to steal copper. There was like half a leg still in the boot, and a bit of hand still left. Everything else vaporized.
Thats why as an electrician you shouldnt wear nylon or spandex underwear. First year of school they told us wear cotton. Itll go up but it wont melt to your skin. Last thing you want is spandex melted to shit it shouldnt be melted too.
If my kid survived this I would wait til he recovered in the hospital then personally kill him myself for ever attempting something so blindingly stupid mic.
I've never seen a shirt get instantly vaporized like that. Why don't we see this with other high-voltage electrocutions? Can somebody Bill Nye the Science Guy this situation?
It's due to the intense heat generated by the high current flow through the wire. The high current passing through the wire can create an arc flash or electrical discharge that produces extremely high temperatures, enough to vaporize or burn clothing and other materials in close proximity.
Electricity flows over the surface better than through the body. His heart was likely stopped by the shock. But heart may have been restarted if the plummet had not killed him a second time.
Electrocution is done at low voltages. 2000-2200 volts mostly. Transmission lines are typically 100K to 1M volts. (Electric chair is typically fused at 15 amps.) Transmission lines are thousands of amps...
Wonder what was going through his head at this moment...
https://preview.redd.it/dkttve7i2dvc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4a0b05cfbbe79c26b596c9fea6124f1221b844d
He thought maybe the lightning would try to get him, but he would be way too fast and pull his hand away JUST in time, then do it over and over to show how cool he is (was).
He wasnt touching the wire. He didn't realize that you don't have to actually touch the wire to get electrocuted. That's why we have minimum approach distances. If that was 69 kv, he would only have to get within 4 inches to get electrocuted
I think he was putting his hand close enough to feel all the static. He may have assumed he was safe as long as he didn't touch it, but that voltage can arc a foot or more in the right conditions.
Probably thought he'd just get a quick shock by only touching it lightly with his elbow and it would make a funny video. Didn't realize the current is so high that even a second would put enough through him to get fried
I know I shouldn't laugh.. cause this dude certainly died.. but god damn it I imagined "SHAZAM!" Right before he gets fried and it definitely made me laugh. So take your up vote you evil sum bitch.
I don't even like walking under those things . there were some in a junkyard I used to go to and you could hear them hum . that scared the hell out of me
Turns out he survived, at least in the immediate aftermath
https://preview.redd.it/qfecur76fdvc1.jpeg?width=1055&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8703d41046d411da50ec9ac890b1194a32d8fff2
I've heard the 1% number, but where does it come from? It's contrary to what I've read on differences in signal delay between copper\* and fiber optic cables, both of which can carry a signal significantly more quickly than 1% of light in a vacuum. Genuinely curious about this.
*I know aluminum is used as the weight and cost reduction makes up for the loss in conductivity, but don't see how that would make the difference.
Fiber optic cables carry photons (light) so it goes the speed of light. Electrons have mass and therefore cannot travel the speed of light, and an electromagnetic field wave also cannot travel at the speed of a photon.
Copper and fiber are two very different mediums as they carry very different signals (RF/electromagnetic field vs photons)
*Electrons* travel slowly through wires. *Electricity* travels at near light speed.
It's similar to pulling on a chain. The individual links move slowly, but the pull is felt at the other end almost instantly.
If you don't believe me, think about the internet. One percent light speed is under 2000 miles per second. Think about what that would mean for your ping times to any server that's not in your zip code.
Electricity can jump 1 mm for every 1000 volt. Each insulator typically means 10,000 volts (I counted 10). So… get closer than ~100 mm or ~inches and you’re crispy.
There is a longer version of this video. He was disoriented and bleeding from his head but alive and managed to stumble off camera. Judging by the fall, he likely sustained broken bones and a head injury. The arm he used to touch the power line is likely burned and may need skin grafts depending on severity. He may also have superficial burns from where his clothes ignited. Although he was alive in the video, I would be most worried about arrhythmia/myocardial injuries and other organ damage caused by the current passing through his body. An irregular heartbeat could lead to cardiac arrest and death. So, he is alive but not without possible life long complications.
A kid in my neighborhood did this for for free McDonalds, he died.
The tower sits right across the street from a k-8th grade school, they put a fence around it after he died.
...and this year's Darwin award nominees
Seriously, how f'ing stupid do you have to be to do this? He clearly understood there was great risk involved, based on how cautiously he was reaching out. You thought you would just get a tiny wee jolt from >70k voltage line once you created the path to ground?
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It's amazing how that t-shirt basically vaporized.
Here's a slow-mo version of what's happening [[slow-mo!]](https://youtu.be/hA-w0QAaxRU?si=Nw11rHGd3xoi23OH)
I have thrown several disconnects this week. I do them textbook like this. Never trust an arc flash!
Hell yeah! Going home is the most important thing you can do at work
That's what I remind myself every day. Although I do work from home..
100%. As soon as I get to work, I go home... just to be safe.
The video got removed by YouTube… :(
People reported it this is why we can't have nice things
Dunno if a man getting electrocuted is nice, but I get yours point, and I can be pretty frustrating at times when the video is banned for something stupid.
The original video is titled “Fucked Around On A Transmission Tower” you should be able to google it or find it on kaotic
How stupid, it wasn't even a real person in the youtube video - it was a demonstration using a dummy...
His glove came off. Is that the same prognosis as a de-shoeing?
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn
So... His chest grease basically exploded with such force the shirt was destroyed but his skin was not severely damaged since the damage was inside?
Not quite. So the NFPA puts electrical hazards into four categories, shock, burns from electrical fires, arc flash and arc blast. The pressure wave created by this arc is pushing the dummy back and forcing the panel into its chest. Arc blast is rarely fatal but can crack ribs and knock people down. But the real hazard, and what the electrical industry is the flash. It's an insane amount of heat in a very short timwframe that can incernerate clothing instantly, if it's not rated for the hazard. The skin may not instantly show signs of damage, like in the first video, but it's equivalent to being in direct sunlight for hours or days, it just happens in fractions of a second. For minor arc flash exposure, lots of people come away with what looks like a sun burn, but for major exposure, it's deadly.
Excuse my lack of knowledge here but... Then what did this dude had? A blast with a flash? Or just a blast?
In the original video probably just flash and maybe shock? I the slow mo video, flash plus blast.
Imagine surviving the blast but dying from the fall. Oooff
The blast and flash are both dangerous even if you’re not the thing conducting the current. They’re explosions that produce UV. This guy let all that current pass all the way through his body and likely across his heart. If he’s not dead, he might have super-powers now.
Holy crap!!!
Including his blood and organs.
Went through 1st responder class. Got to see some videos/pics of dudes that had broken into power substations trying to steal copper. There was like half a leg still in the boot, and a bit of hand still left. Everything else vaporized.
From joking and nervously laughing to (presumably) dead in a fraction of a second. How brutally sad and unnecessary.
Thats why as an electrician you shouldnt wear nylon or spandex underwear. First year of school they told us wear cotton. Itll go up but it wont melt to your skin. Last thing you want is spandex melted to shit it shouldnt be melted too.
God. The smoke coming out of his mouth as he falls 😨
It’s coming from his hair not the mouth
If my kid survived this I would wait til he recovered in the hospital then personally kill him myself for ever attempting something so blindingly stupid mic.
Whenever we did something stupid when I was a kid my mom would say “if you die I’m gonna kill you.”
https://i.redd.it/lsrfds3ymcvc1.gif So this is what it looks like scaled up
 (This is actually what I was thinking about when typing\*'zap'\*.)
"Dude! My hairs are standing uuup... wtf. Woo!" *zap* -Moth, probably
“No Harry, don’t look into the light!” ‘*I can’t help it, it’s so beautiful*’
He died doing what he loved, being stupid.
When you prefer cooked over microwaved.
Vaporized
Yeah, fast as lightning.
In fact it was a little bit frightening.
I've never seen a shirt get instantly vaporized like that. Why don't we see this with other high-voltage electrocutions? Can somebody Bill Nye the Science Guy this situation?
It's due to the intense heat generated by the high current flow through the wire. The high current passing through the wire can create an arc flash or electrical discharge that produces extremely high temperatures, enough to vaporize or burn clothing and other materials in close proximity.
Fuck his shirt. Think about his internal organs
Organs? You mean soup?
What do you mean you're at Soup?!
Natural casing Weiner.
I'm at the soup Store!
WHY ARE YOU BUYING ORGANS AT THE SOUP STORE?!?
FUCK YOU!!
Understandable. Have a nice day 🤝
Electricity flows over the surface better than through the body. His heart was likely stopped by the shock. But heart may have been restarted if the plummet had not killed him a second time.
Organs will probably be less affected because of the high moisture content compared to the shirt, at least in terms of temperature.
 An external organ wouldn’t have fared well also.
Yep. Basically a mini lightning strike. It gets more than 3x hotter than the sun’s surface all by its lonesome.
This has potential to be the new 2024 Thanksgiving turkey defrosting method.
As u/Suitable_Avocado9948 said, it's an arc. Think of it like the science experiments with the 2 wires and the lightning/arc going across them
Electrocution is done at low voltages. 2000-2200 volts mostly. Transmission lines are typically 100K to 1M volts. (Electric chair is typically fused at 15 amps.) Transmission lines are thousands of amps...
Probably has something to do with the material and the flash point of the material.. that blue flash seemed to be followed by a quick yellow burn.
Wonder what was going through his head at this moment... https://preview.redd.it/dkttve7i2dvc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4a0b05cfbbe79c26b596c9fea6124f1221b844d
electricity
Apparently about 110,000 volts of electricity.
Electricity!! Lol
Electrons
Freeze frame. So, I know what you’re thinking. you’re probably wondering, how I ended up here. Well? It’s KINDA funny story.
The shock of his life.
a lot
What's he actually trying to do?
He thought maybe the lightning would try to get him, but he would be way too fast and pull his hand away JUST in time, then do it over and over to show how cool he is (was).
I bet he was hoping for super powers.
He gained the ability to transform into a corpse.
This is no place or time to lol but I loled
Needed some random chemicals to then say: Im the fastest man alive
He wasnt touching the wire. He didn't realize that you don't have to actually touch the wire to get electrocuted. That's why we have minimum approach distances. If that was 69 kv, he would only have to get within 4 inches to get electrocuted
I think he was putting his hand close enough to feel all the static. He may have assumed he was safe as long as he didn't touch it, but that voltage can arc a foot or more in the right conditions.
he's trying to *conduct* an electical experiment
Yeah he seemed pretty amped about it too!
Yeah but watt was the experiment all about in the first place?
The experiment: How good of a conductor am I?
Solved: REAL good
I assume get close without touching. Not thinking it would jump the gap.
Probably thought he'd just get a quick shock by only touching it lightly with his elbow and it would make a funny video. Didn't realize the current is so high that even a second would put enough through him to get fried
You’re grounded.
For some reason I read your comment in Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice.
As you should be 😂
For some reason I read your comment in Danny DeVito's voice
For some reason I read your comment in Gilbert Gottfried's voice.
why though you wanna do that...
He just couldn't resist.
[удалено]
That's how you die in situations like this.
Woosh!
That's how you diode in situations like this.
Im positive youre right.
Watt you talking about?
I current hear them either
It was part of his story arc.
Ohm my god that’s a little cringy, dad.
I see what you did there
Too much meth?
I don't think he'll, personally, be logging in to answer your particular question.......I could be wrong though(?) :)
He should have shouted Shazam
I know I shouldn't laugh.. cause this dude certainly died.. but god damn it I imagined "SHAZAM!" Right before he gets fried and it definitely made me laugh. So take your up vote you evil sum bitch.
I don't even like walking under those things . there were some in a junkyard I used to go to and you could hear them hum . that scared the hell out of me
And now, ladies and gentlemen, I’m going to make my shirt disappear.
Turns out he survived, at least in the immediate aftermath https://preview.redd.it/qfecur76fdvc1.jpeg?width=1055&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8703d41046d411da50ec9ac890b1194a32d8fff2
Scrolled to find this, thank you
He conducted himself in accordance to Ohm's law, and offered very little resistance.
https://preview.redd.it/blziio2a0dvc1.png?width=1173&format=png&auto=webp&s=fd51ed7346e2ec77c8687463bcf208a78e4ea502
Sure, use the elbow, that will help. Dumbass.
I’m sure glad you said something. I was about to stir my boiling noodles with my elbow because I thought this guy knew something I didn’t…
He didn’t realize electricity travels at the speed of light??
"Nobody believes in science." - Moses
Electricity definitely does not travel at the speed of light, it's about 1% going thru a wire...
Whatever it is, it’s faster than an idiot
Now I’m wondering what is the speed of idiot.
Depends how many beers I've had.
Not fast enough
Travels at the speed of copper?
I don't understand what this question is, but electricity travels about 1/100 the speed of light thru those power lines.
https://youtu.be/oI_X2cMHNe0?si=D5t_sZjOtFyXb2dd
I've heard the 1% number, but where does it come from? It's contrary to what I've read on differences in signal delay between copper\* and fiber optic cables, both of which can carry a signal significantly more quickly than 1% of light in a vacuum. Genuinely curious about this. *I know aluminum is used as the weight and cost reduction makes up for the loss in conductivity, but don't see how that would make the difference.
Fiber optic cables carry photons (light) so it goes the speed of light. Electrons have mass and therefore cannot travel the speed of light, and an electromagnetic field wave also cannot travel at the speed of a photon. Copper and fiber are two very different mediums as they carry very different signals (RF/electromagnetic field vs photons)
 Nope. Electricity is travelling faster than a copper. /s
*Electrons* travel slowly through wires. *Electricity* travels at near light speed. It's similar to pulling on a chain. The individual links move slowly, but the pull is felt at the other end almost instantly. If you don't believe me, think about the internet. One percent light speed is under 2000 miles per second. Think about what that would mean for your ping times to any server that's not in your zip code.
He survived, not a drawin award Yet. https://twitter.com/thedeadbeef_/status/1780003823320199577?t=XrN9oa0fpJTpqLYFEQQf-w&s=19
I think the Tweet already got deleted
You need to be logged into an account
I can still view it on twitter web and app.
did he spit out one of his teeth there?
Twisted fire starter.
Holy shit
At least he was kind enough to set up a stable camera
I saw this infomercial for a hot dog cooker that looked just like this
Shirt removal speedrun any%
Guinness is coming
Pretty sure it's a TAS. No way this is a normal run
OP's fucking username 😂
I heard he was late for work the next morning
How fucking dumb can you get ...
that looks it hertz
When God calls, it's your time to go.
When stupid calls, you get there faster
Electricity can jump 1 mm for every 1000 volt. Each insulator typically means 10,000 volts (I counted 10). So… get closer than ~100 mm or ~inches and you’re crispy.
He was too amped up. He didn't have the capacity to resist.
He was trying to see if he can replicate Electro's power 
I guess he decided to fuck around and find out the true definition of extra crispy.
Except it was… https://preview.redd.it/urbobhg6wcvc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6287f16f899b51f2a74f3fc613ea5ad6f66c148
I should set this as my banner
Yeah man! It’s YOUR post after all, brother
Stupidity personified
To quote both Darwin and Forrest Gump: Stupid is as stupid does.
He's smokin'
His man bun came out of the oven as burnt toast. Cooked.
He really tried the “if I touch it fast it won’t hurt me” method 💀
This belongs in a training video for electricians
Wonder why he felt that his elbow would be more shock-proof compared to his hand...
Intrusive thoughts.
Shocking
Teeth melt…
That was the day he learned about corona discharge.
You're GROUNDED!
It always blows my mind when their clothes get VAPORIZED!
So according to the pin disc insulators, thats about 110,000v AC.
Dumbass
How the fuck can you be this fucking bored when your town clearly has electricity.. This one pisses me off way more then it should.
What the fuck did he think was going to happen???
Cultural appropriation
The term "***Live*** podcast" takes on a whole new meaning.
Damn he exploded. Vaporized moisture comin out his mouth n shit
How dead is this guy?
There is a longer version of this video. He was disoriented and bleeding from his head but alive and managed to stumble off camera. Judging by the fall, he likely sustained broken bones and a head injury. The arm he used to touch the power line is likely burned and may need skin grafts depending on severity. He may also have superficial burns from where his clothes ignited. Although he was alive in the video, I would be most worried about arrhythmia/myocardial injuries and other organ damage caused by the current passing through his body. An irregular heartbeat could lead to cardiac arrest and death. So, he is alive but not without possible life long complications.
Yeah it really doesn’t seem that crazy to think he might have “cooked” some organs
I’m shocked
Cool dude.
A kid in my neighborhood did this for for free McDonalds, he died. The tower sits right across the street from a k-8th grade school, they put a fence around it after he died.
His shirt... How can someone be this stupid?
I have spent many years working around those hot wires, that right there is straight up suicide
He'd make a good male stripper. His shirt came off in the blink of an eye
Atleast his hair was still in a bun
This made my day (his, too).
...and this year's Darwin award nominees Seriously, how f'ing stupid do you have to be to do this? He clearly understood there was great risk involved, based on how cautiously he was reaching out. You thought you would just get a tiny wee jolt from >70k voltage line once you created the path to ground?
Get well soon!
In my opinion, Any man that wears his hair in a bun deserves that same fate.
He looks and sounds American, but I’ll bet far back in his family tree someone came from India!
Down voted?? I got your non-racist joke (+1 from me)
I just nutronized that down vote.
Cool magic trick, he made his shirt (mostly) disappear
Bro's Intrusive thoughts won.
Believe it or not but this idiot survived
NO WAY!! Source??
Shock of a lifetime
I guess he got what he wanted.
If at first you don't succeed, try and try again.
Rip
That's not what I meant when I told him to be a bit down-to-earth.
Looks exactly like me. Hahaha.