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[–] [email protected] 81 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Look, as you start to get up there in volts your standards shift. Those insulators that you used to turn your nose up at start to look pretty grounded, and you find yourself willing to jump a gap or two to get to know them better.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

This is so beautiful, on so many (energy) levels!

[–] [email protected] 44 points 7 months ago

One time I worked for a small bank that had digital signs out front at all their branches. These were connected to the network via a CAT5E cable. At one branch, every time it would storm the end attached to the sign would be practically vaporized. This went on for a couple of years. I put a surge suppressor between the sign and building which helped with less severe storms but didn't completely eliminate the problem.

Oddly enough, neither the sign nor any other equipment was ever damaged. Just the cable end. We couldn't figure out what was going on. We hired and electrical engineer to look at it and best he could tell, lightening was striking a nearby flagpole and traveling through a water main directly underneath it to the sign. The solution ended up being pretty simple. Replaced the CAT5E cable with fiber. Problem solved.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Low voltage at extremely small sizes: Is there a tunnel there? I see a tunnel there!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Quantum electricity: where we're going we don't need wires! In fact who the hell knows where we're going!?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Ah yes, the Scanning Tunneling Microscope.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 months ago (2 children)

This is what came to my head:

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

Danger Danger!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Fire on the dancefloor!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

High voltage: "WHERE'S THAT FUCKING WIRE!? ... NEVERMIND I MADE A NEW ONE"

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

high voltage is where power says fuck it, I'll make my own conductor out of air and plasma.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

It takes all paths proportionally tho

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Babbling brook vs Tsunami... Both will get you wet...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Wait till you experience the Mars volta

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Low voltage, high frequency: I thought I was safe 😭

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

This is so fitting with the unlimited power meme 😂

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Be high voltage.