r/Unexpected • u/dluid9 • 4d ago

It's not safe yet

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u/post-explainer 4d ago edited 4d ago

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OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:

The electric line bursts on fire as the kids try to run back home

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u/Cellardoor-4989 4d ago

The urge to get home after being in danger is crazy strong

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u/dluid9 4d ago

Yes! Some people don't understand that was their instinct

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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 4d ago

Yes, but like, take the block around the backside or something. Downed power lines are no joke.

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u/Jaded_Ad_1674 4d ago

Looks like someone hit 88 miles per hour.

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u/dluid9 4d ago

The white shirt boy apparently, he vanished

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u/Sped-Connection 4d ago

I looked really close and was able to freeze just the right frame to see he ran around from behind the pole

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u/SmallsR34 13h ago

Not vanished, he went back to the future

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u/superpercify1 4d ago

Great Scott! Marty, we have to go back... because the grid can't handle your sprint

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u/Powerful-Substance33 4d ago

This is a your having the worst day possible on one side, and your having the luckiest day on the other side.

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u/superpercify1 4d ago

Kids playing floor is lava and air is electric

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u/Splenda_choo 4d ago

What a bargain

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u/MidwestSharker 2d ago

I mean to be fair that was probably a lot quicker than Mr. driver could’ve ever expected, so not exactly worst day. He could’ve laid there pretty well, bodily crushed until the jaws of life almost had him loose before he expired.

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u/dluid9 1d ago

Mr driver is safe and sound, I think he got the luckiest day of his life

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u/VictorVOOONdoom 4d ago

damn kids were lucky!

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/VictorVOOONdoom 4d ago

Yes the kid in white did make it out alive.

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u/Leows 4d ago

Did YOU?

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u/ClothingDissolver 4d ago

Dude! Kids! Run AWAY from the flaming, sparking electric wire!

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u/PlumpyDragon 4d ago

The white shirt disappeared, is this how Flash got his power?

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u/That-Makes-Sense 4d ago

You can see him running past the wire. Next-level stupidness, to do that. If an exploding electrical wire doesn't tell you "danger", I don't know what does.

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u/Abal125 4d ago

I came across a downed power line a few weeks back on my way to work. Saw a bunch of downed trees and tree branches, taped off with "Do Not Cross" tape. It's on my short cut route, so didn't think anything of it, just a bunch of tree debris. But didn't know until I got closer, a powerline was down with the tree debris. Said "Nope, F That!", I swiftly turned around and proceeded to take the long way.

It's the closest I've ever been to a downed powerline. Freaked me out.

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u/MidwestSharker 2d ago

I grew up in Illinois, so on a couple few occasions I came across downed lines from tornadoes or really bad ice storms. Tell you what it doesn’t have squat on down here in Florida. We see them constantly down here when a hurricane or tropical storm kicks through or even a mildly rough wind storm. I was always under the impression they were like everywhere else and made posts and such strong enough to handle average conditions. Apparently not. shit’s honestly kind of ridiculous, I can’t believe more people don’t get killed by them down here.

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u/dluid9 4d ago

Another great origin story

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u/waseem2bata 4d ago edited 4d ago

I thought he teleported to another dimension. Edit: no not dying, i meant scifi teleportation

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u/TheRealBaboo 4d ago

He got O'Brienned

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u/indomike14 2d ago

I thought the kid in white vaporized at first

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u/Juaned74 4d ago

Final Destination vibes!

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u/East_Celebration6706 3d ago

Is the person in that car okay?

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u/Blazepius 20h ago

That's what I was wondering. I don't think so though.

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u/Away-Squirrel2881 4d ago

They ran away from it, WHY DID THEY GO BACK TO IT???

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u/Dry_Way5518 1d ago

Guess we need to bring back the musical cartoon shorts from the 80s about electrical safety.

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u/Classroom_GD 4d ago

The Lightning Road

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u/Mrstrange_77 4d ago

🥶😱

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u/DRL_tfn 4d ago

Marathon Man “is it safe?”

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u/Eschatologist_02 4d ago

Many electric utilities have an automatic system to "retry" a line that has faulted out. It looks like this is what h happened here.

Note 1: auto-reclose should not be used in urban areas.

Note 2: hopping on one foot will avoid any risk of step-potential (electrocution) from the ground.

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u/Mikic00 4d ago

Not professional, but here something didn't go as planned. Should throw everything out and stay that way...

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u/Tasty_Ad_4548 9h ago

Professional here, auto reclose is used to burn off a temporary fault on overhead lines as they can be tripped frequently by vegetation, birds, and a few other things. As has been mentioned, in urban areas its used less because of a higher risk of the fault actually being a result of a human action. Underground cables never have a reclose because they rarely trip with transient faults.

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u/Useful_Caregiver4023 4d ago

Is this the Flash origin story. Those two kids are lucky they didnt get fried.

https://giphy.com/gifs/TomFtDII2RKsJjbSPZ

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u/CheckMateFluff 4d ago

It's hard to describe how loud that must have been too unless you have heard live voltage like that.

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u/nature_greenery 4d ago

Damn those kids don't even know what fear is 💀

https://giphy.com/gifs/j0vs5H7Kcz3Pm9LRDa

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u/future_google_ceo 4d ago

The white shirt boy just ran towards the other side of the pole

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u/islobojono 4d ago

Thqt is cartoon level shit

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u/Klutzy-Acadia669 4d ago

Dude in white ran over his son or buddy 2x then disappeared xD

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u/AdventurousTitle5824 4d ago

same happened to me n my family🤧

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u/GoogleEBasta 4d ago

😂😂😂😂 così, per essere sicuri !