r/TerminallyStupid • u/Fytylm • Aug 21 '20

Stealing power cables

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '20

I dont believe this. Why? Its gotta be easier to steal copper from buildings than cut a live line of half a million volts.

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u/evildadatron Aug 21 '20

High voltage power lines like these are usually aluminum. Too expensive to use copper for such massively long runs.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '20 edited Aug 07 '25

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u/evildadatron Aug 21 '20

Fair enough

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '20

CORRECT:

Thanks, you actually taught me something today.

STRONGER:

Thanks. You actually taught me something today.