High Voltage Safety Hazard

Subject: Re: High Voltage Safety Hazard

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: > >Another nominee for this year's Darwin Award. (Given posthumously : > to > the individual whose withdrawal from the gene pool significantly : > > advanced the evolution of mankind.) : > > >There are many transmission lines that crisscross Connecticut. : > These : > > >are held up by Transmission Towers of various constructions. Those : > most > commonly installed near urban areas are called "metal : > Ornamental Towers" > (supposedly prettier than wood towers). Sometimes : > adventurous folks : > > climb the towers in order to enjoy the view and the night air. Most : > > stay away from the wires, and when they get bored, come back down. : > > >Apparently, a man who was forlorn after a recent spat with his : > > girlfriend needed some fresh air to clear his head and decided to : > climb > a tower. He stopped for a 6 pack to help clear his thoughts, : > went to a > tower south of Hartford, next to I-91, and climbed it. : > > >Public Service employees later pieced the story together. The man : > sat > >there 60 feet above the highway, drank his beer and consoled : > his : > > bruised ego. After 5 beers, he needed to do what people often need : > to > do after 5 beers. It being such a long hike down, he unzipped : > and did > his business right there off the tower. : > > >Electricity is a funny thing. One doesn't need to touch a wire in : > > order to get shocked. Depending on conditions, 115,000 volt lines, : > like > those supported by the tower, could shock a person as far away : > as 6 : > > feet. When the man "whizzed" near the conductor (wire), the power : > arced > to his "stream" (urine is an excellent conductor of : > electricity), : > > traveled up to his private parts, and blew him off the tower. : > > >The guys at the power company noted a momentary outage on this line : > and > sent repairmen to see if there was any damage. When they got to : > the : > > scene of the accident, they found a very dead person, his fly down, : > what > was left of his private parts smoking, and a single beer left : > on top of > the tower. : > > >

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