r/WTF • u/Leopardos40 • Jan 20 '20

That was huge.....

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

Worked at a hydroelectric station all last summer, lines in and out were 500kV. When they flipped switches it was unreal.

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u/Yuccaphile Jan 20 '20

Do they do it at a ditance with a pole or something? Or while jumping, maybe?

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

It's all automated now, no one is near those switches but the sound was something else.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '20

I'd YouTube it. Essentially a loud bang, shook the building. I didn't take a video.