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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:09 pm ]
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Man 'killed by urinating on power line in ditch'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... ditch.html

Author:  HeatherKay [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:11 pm ]
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Mythbusters effectively blew this kind of story out of the window, but if the power line was of sufficiently high voltage it's still possible.

Author:  EddArmitage [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:14 pm ]
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I couldn't see how the line wouldn't already be earthed by a more conductive connection. Hmmmmm. Back to a pre-GCSE level physics textbook for this Edd iThink :oops: :oops: :oops:

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:15 pm ]
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It might also depend on your health. If you are ill your urine may have extra salts in the fluid which could be conductive. A lot of variables though. You would need a continuous stream of urine as well.

Author:  EddArmitage [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:19 pm ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
You would need a continuous stream of urine as well.

Not necessarily. Power's distributed at fairly substantial voltages to increase efficiency, I just can't see why a grounded wire could short by travelling through a person. I'm fairly certain I'm making a rather fundamental error, though.

Author:  TheHobgob [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:23 pm ]
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Just don't piss next to a power line?

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:04 pm ]
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TheHobgob wrote:
Just don't piss next to a power line?

A great general rule. :D

Author:  l3v1ck [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:26 pm ]
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HeatherKay wrote:
Mythbusters effectively blew this kind of story out of the window

+1
He probably slipped and fell onto the live wire as he was taking a pee.

Author:  phantombudgie [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:40 pm ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
TheHobgob wrote:
Just don't piss next to a power line?

A great general rule. :D


+1 for needing to be reminded :shock:

Author:  finlay666 [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:45 pm ]
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l3v1ck wrote:
HeatherKay wrote:
Mythbusters effectively blew this kind of story out of the window

+1
He probably slipped and fell onto the live wire as he was taking a pee.


+1.5

They did do a real example on a cattle fence and Adam did get shocked from it, but you have to be VERY close, in the dark.... it's possible

Author:  phantombudgie [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:10 pm ]
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finlay666 wrote:
They did do a real example on a cattle fence and Adam did get shocked from it, but you have to be VERY close, in the dark.... it's possible


Even in the dark, I think it's a natural instinct to make sure it's not too close to anything else when you're going :!:

Author:  belchingmatt [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:14 pm ]
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HeatherKay wrote:
Mythbusters effectively blew this kind of story out of the window, but if the power line was of sufficiently high voltage it's still possible.


For most things they would get 10/10 for effort, but far less for a scientific approach. Perhaps the lack of human subjects is the problem.

Author:  Linux_User [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:27 pm ]
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His death came as a shock. ;)

Author:  finlay666 [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:10 pm ]
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belchingmatt wrote:
HeatherKay wrote:
Mythbusters effectively blew this kind of story out of the window, but if the power line was of sufficiently high voltage it's still possible.


For most things they would get 10/10 for effort, but far less for a scientific approach. Perhaps the lack of human subjects is the problem.


Like I said they did recreate it with Adam as a test subject with a normal cattle fence :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YriAP0iG ... re=related

Author:  bally199 [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:19 pm ]
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Linux_User wrote:
His death came as a shock. ;)


I heard the court hearing was electrifying. :D

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