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500kV Electric Discharge at Power Station

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Uploaded by on May 2, 2007

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The potential between two lines is 500kV, that's half a megavolt! At these potentials the air molecules get ionized and the air transfers electricity creating an impressive electric discharge.

The video was taken at Eldorado Substation in Boulder City, NV.

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  • Vegeta! What does the scouter say about the voltage level?

    It's over nine thousand!!!!!

  • I am an electrician.

    I can tell you, that I eat arc flashes like that for breakfast.

    Everyday I disconnect a highpower grid with my bare teeth!

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  • ems because??

  • @lejink It would probably cost you thosands in electricity every time

  • i second that one..

  • raiden wins fatality

  • holy shit a 50 foot long arc!

  • @Crawlincracker and without theory linemen wouldn't have a job. what's your point?

  • Curious how they end said video clip with a promotion for "Science" insted of one promoting the LINEMEN who are doing the ACTUAL WORK. Without Linemen you wouldn't have shit but THEORY!

  • That would power the flux capacitor

  • @fabiopq shut the fuck up fagat

  • damn wizards

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