And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, February 18, 2021
A live power line fell, and it was so hot that it melted through the sidewalk and turned the sand underneath to glass
I have a nearby sidewalk where a power line fell with a similar set of scars.
I think what actually happens is that the current hits the trapped water molecules in the concrete, and the resultant steam explodes, while the heat melts the lime and aggregate like lava.
At any rate, every time I pass it, it's a good reminder that high voltage and everything else don't mix.
Once again positive proof of: "That's gonna leave a mark"!
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ReplyDeleteStay well back. And if near, stand still.
ReplyDeleteI have a nearby sidewalk where a power line fell with a similar set of scars.
ReplyDeleteI think what actually happens is that the current hits the trapped water molecules in the concrete, and the resultant steam explodes, while the heat melts the lime and aggregate like lava.
At any rate, every time I pass it, it's a good reminder that high voltage and everything else don't mix.
That's gonna leave a mark.
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