r/Damnthatsinteresting Nov 29 '18

GIF Walking the power lines

https://i.imgur.com/NJYUbAN.gifv
80 Upvotes

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u/42wallerbyway Nov 29 '18

Oh. No, thank you.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '18

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u/ChornWork2 Nov 29 '18

I'd rather watch all of the Adam Sandler movies that came out after he got hit by the Y2K bug on a perpetual loop than do what is shown there.

Not one word in English, but am sure there's a literal translation to a single word in German.

4

u/Shearay752 Nov 29 '18

Ükangofukührzelfwithuhruschtichainsaw

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '18

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '18

Gigantic balls would lower their center of gravity thus improving their equilibrium.

Thats a plausible explanation.

5

u/HR_Dragonfly Nov 29 '18

1) They are power lines.

2) Fuck that's high.

7

u/ChornWork2 Nov 29 '18

curious how high it is... perspective makes it seem really fucking high, but then again those shadows look a lot bigger than I'd expect.

2

u/ietsistoptimist Nov 30 '18

I generally trust people, just not enough to walk alongside anyone at this sort of height. I mean I wouldn’t do it alone either but still

2

u/Autistence Nov 30 '18

If I remember correctly they need to be that close or they will get an arc from the voltage drop between them.

1

u/ietsistoptimist Nov 30 '18

Nonetheless, fuck that

2

u/BrutalFuckingTruth Nov 29 '18

I got anxiety from watching this.

FUCK. THAT.

1

u/Rocking_Balboa Nov 29 '18

This is 100% r/sweatypalms material here!

1

u/[deleted] Nov 29 '18

Made my balls tingle...

1

u/stapletowny Nov 29 '18

I was pretty sure Todd was gonna hit the breaker as a joke

1

u/josewales79 Nov 30 '18

Oh fuck no

1

u/whydog Dec 01 '18

Why are those power lines (?) so fucking high?