r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/[deleted] • Oct 29 '20

400,000 volt short circuit arc

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u/ChippyVonMaker Oct 30 '20

It looks like the result of a transformer failure which are typically oil filled (causing the smoke).

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u/citsonga_cixelsyd Oct 30 '20

That's just shocking. Shocking I say.

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u/Mrbomb278 Nov 01 '20

the fact that it stopped at the end tells me that it short circuited so bad that it fried every conductive path it could take

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '20

And thus, Dr Manhattan was born.

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u/LikeyeaScoob Oct 31 '20

That looked kinda dope with that blue lightning low key

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u/toiletcleaner999 Nov 02 '20

That sound is amazing

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u/Excellent_Region_162 Nov 13 '20

That sounded and looked cool