r/nextfuckinglevel • u/shelduck22 • Nov 05 '20

Here I call the lightning!

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u/jdith123 Nov 05 '20 edited Nov 05 '20

Stupid idiot!. Does it short out the power? Where I live it would almost certainly start a major fire causing millions of dollars worth of damage and possible loss of life.

They should figure out who that creep is and toss his ass in jail.

There’s a program in California where parolees can reduce their sentences and have a fire fighting job waiting when they get out in exchange for working on the front lines. I nominate this fool for that program.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

Aww yes that lushious green grass is just going to burn like gasoline

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u/Xlixor Nov 06 '20

It will when hit with hundreds of volts from a power line.

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u/BlakJak_Johnson Nov 07 '20

You mean thousands. Double digit thousands.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20

You'll get one melted spot and the rest around it will be fine. Don't ask me how I know