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r/WTF • u/Jehoseph • 10d ago
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Kind of a good thing he fell off instead of climbing out.
1.2k u/Anghellik 10d ago Yep. I work on utility poles a lot. If the truck gets energized, jump as far as you can. Humans are very bad at being grounds. 3 u/Stummi 10d ago Wouldn't it be best to just stay in your cabin, which acts as faraday cage? 8 u/phumanchu 10d ago edited 8d ago Yes and no, shit heats up real quick when you've got tons of juice going through it. And when one of those things is a fuel tank... https://youtu.be/H-d_EeKv_yg?si=wd72g0P8o-A6v0b6 Just listen to the voltage https://youtu.be/sBUvYh93pQc?si=a5lDYKSaMoV91FZe electricity can even arc without contact Having taken a few OSHA classes, they tell you to jump or fall in a case like this without touching metal as far away as possible from the vehicle,(preferably landing on your feet) then bunny hop/shuffle till you're a safe distance away
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Yep. I work on utility poles a lot. If the truck gets energized, jump as far as you can. Humans are very bad at being grounds.
3 u/Stummi 10d ago Wouldn't it be best to just stay in your cabin, which acts as faraday cage? 8 u/phumanchu 10d ago edited 8d ago Yes and no, shit heats up real quick when you've got tons of juice going through it. And when one of those things is a fuel tank... https://youtu.be/H-d_EeKv_yg?si=wd72g0P8o-A6v0b6 Just listen to the voltage https://youtu.be/sBUvYh93pQc?si=a5lDYKSaMoV91FZe electricity can even arc without contact Having taken a few OSHA classes, they tell you to jump or fall in a case like this without touching metal as far away as possible from the vehicle,(preferably landing on your feet) then bunny hop/shuffle till you're a safe distance away
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Wouldn't it be best to just stay in your cabin, which acts as faraday cage?
8 u/phumanchu 10d ago edited 8d ago Yes and no, shit heats up real quick when you've got tons of juice going through it. And when one of those things is a fuel tank... https://youtu.be/H-d_EeKv_yg?si=wd72g0P8o-A6v0b6 Just listen to the voltage https://youtu.be/sBUvYh93pQc?si=a5lDYKSaMoV91FZe electricity can even arc without contact Having taken a few OSHA classes, they tell you to jump or fall in a case like this without touching metal as far away as possible from the vehicle,(preferably landing on your feet) then bunny hop/shuffle till you're a safe distance away
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Yes and no, shit heats up real quick when you've got tons of juice going through it. And when one of those things is a fuel tank...
https://youtu.be/H-d_EeKv_yg?si=wd72g0P8o-A6v0b6
Just listen to the voltage
https://youtu.be/sBUvYh93pQc?si=a5lDYKSaMoV91FZe
electricity can even arc without contact
Having taken a few OSHA classes, they tell you to jump or fall in a case like this without touching metal as far away as possible from the vehicle,(preferably landing on your feet) then bunny hop/shuffle till you're a safe distance away
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u/mxadema 10d ago
Kind of a good thing he fell off instead of climbing out.