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24000000 Volt

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  • By: aknada
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  • Updated: 29-May-09
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  • Added: 18-Jul-08

Strong pressure on power station

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24000000 Volt

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  • "Jacob's Ladder"

    This was taken at a substation owned by Edison south of Boulder City, Nevada, near Las Vegas.

    The crews had been having trouble exercising the switchgear, and had begun taping work in this station to document problems, if and as they occurred.

    When the mechanical switch didn't open properly, the resulting phenomenon that you see is called a jacob's ladder. The arcing discharge continues until there is not enough current to continue "feeding" the growing arc, the arc is too large to sustain, or a breaker or other such safety device in the system trips. thereby cutting the current.

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  • 780k

    Judging by the rural nature of the background, its probably a cross-country substation with a local feeder line. And its probably closer 786,000 volts, at a few thousand amps. It's most likely that spring loaded mechanisms that open the breaker, were damaged causing them to open too slowly.

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  • hmm...

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  • lol

    and that guy wasnt running like hell? wtf lol

    By drinkingamer 1216508235 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • omg well...............

    looks real but the perseption of the intense voltage can cause something similar to that but i say good job

    By zanescott 1216495655 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • break down voltage

    yes air has breakdown voltage so dont think u safe coz u far away and yes voltage can be reffered to as pressure if u an amature and Humid air will have a much greater number of ions that can more easily facilitate a current through it.
    Also, the breakdown voltage of dry air is 30kV/2.54cm. that means at 30kv u can git fcuked if u 2.54 cm away from the source!!!! and yes i'm not a geek i jus know this stuff

    By radio_killa 1216495264 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • fake???

    feels like it's fake... come to think of it.. if there's that explosion or something there... on the end part of the video.. the guy just walking normallhy.. he could have heard something in there and either he panick and run away or he'll stop and watch what's going on.. besides, how did this video taken?? anticipating that there's gonna be something like this would happen??

    By mr_anime19 1216467157 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Dude

      STFU! Really, if you don't understand the subject on which you are speaking. Guaranteed you will end up sounding stupid. Like you just did!

      By B.C. 1216492842 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • STFU???

      look who's talking... well, i'd rather be stupid than someone who curse others cause of a comment... i said that 'FEELS LIKE ITS FAKE".... so what if i don't know much bout science... at least i use my language properly.. why not be like knickknack who comment and give information about this(Jacob's Ladder)... he's been helpful... and drinkgamer comment (and that guy wasnt running like hell).. same idea as mine... have life dude... just because i comment negative, u have the right to curse me and call me stupid,,,

      By mr_anime19 1216985236 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Now,

      You sound even more stupid. Way to go retard!

      By B.C. 1217189686 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • you

    call that pressure?

    By Sweet_Licker 1216435176 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • The voltage

    goes up every time this clip is posted. A couple of months ago, it was only 100K. LOL

    By DaveBee57 1216430658 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • power

    How the hell was anyone there to video this? I'd be a couple of miles away

    By dachopper 1216425796 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • lol

    its voltagenot pressure lmao

    By rebelbrett410 1216410105 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • 24 milions?!! nice sight !

    how much power was spent in these few seconds?

    By wahoomy 1216407742 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wtach this kool video

    go to my channel or search: bank's bitter

    By mattn970 1216470088 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
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