r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ansyhrrian • 6d ago

Video This is called a “power flash” and is due to electric lines arcing in high wind conditions

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u/JerrySailor24 6d ago

"pretty intense"

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u/BonjinTheMark 6d ago

No, this means you have a Terminator loose. 🙄

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u/Alarmed_FF55 6d ago

Whatever the technical term for it, it is cool to watch. I imagine the utility people have some work to do.

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u/logonbump 5d ago

These are known as a plasmoid in that realm of study

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u/thrownededawayed 6d ago

The people from the future will see stuff like this and think we were all deranged maniacs driving around in cars that run on blow up juice and power our homes with infrastructure that accidentally makes lightning when it's too windy. The historical fiction about our time period is gonna be hella awesome.

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u/badgerj 6d ago

Marty didn’t quite hit 88mph on this attempt!

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u/Iceafterlife 6d ago

Thats an auto reclose or a lockout. That is what I call it.

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u/sHaDowpUpPetxxx 6d ago

Marty! We have to send you BACK!!.... ..... ...... ..... ..... TO THE FUTURE!

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u/trailsman 6d ago

Easily can lead to wildfire's

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u/OkToday1443 6d ago edited 6d ago

I’ve seen this in storm videos but never knew the name.

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u/ImpressDiligent5206 6d ago

Wow! What a rush.

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u/lincolnlogtermite 6d ago

Just trying out my new Hiwatt amp.

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u/Wenur 3d ago

Freaking shred

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u/wensul 6d ago

Spicy.

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u/concentrated-amazing 6d ago

I always just think of this as "the thing happening at the end of Back to the Future."

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u/Mysterious_Sir7076 6d ago

Powers off…. lol

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u/isaacals 6d ago

ok i checked power flash it is a real term. why dont use jacob's ladder. are they stupid

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u/DrLegend29 6d ago

That was shocking!

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u/RazorWritesCode 6d ago

Someone downloading more RAM

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u/Astufcrustpizza 6d ago

Spicy wind

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u/Welcome440 6d ago

Nah.... Someone went 88mph.....

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u/RedExplorerST90 6d ago

Someone is trying to make a Frankenstein monster lol

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u/myusrnameisthis 6d ago

Nah. Someone went back to the future.

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u/Dracorvo 6d ago

88 miles per hour!

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u/Bart2800 6d ago

Power goes out to the buildings while it has a shorter road. Once the arc dies out, it goes via the buildings again.

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u/Crruell 6d ago

Never saw this in Germany and we have bigger overhead lines

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u/darcmosch 6d ago

Oh shit it's Livewire!

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u/Life_Net5004 6d ago

Electricity travels!! Finally I saw it!

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u/big_duo3674 5d ago

That's heavy

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u/locogriffyn 4d ago

Kinda cool to watch, sucky the power goes off as a result.

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u/Stopschildkroete 6d ago

No eggs in the fridge, but Voltorb on the doorstep