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Originally posted by Kitsune
Holy shit!  What's going on there? A massive circuit breaker?
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When the switch is opened, the arc will continue as long as there's sufficient amperage to jump the gap.
The arc was drawn upward by the field of the high tension line above.
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If two guys were on bucket trucks and were holding a chain, I'd think they'd be too close and in the field. Wouldn't the bucket trucks then ground the field, cooking the guys, the chain, and all?
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A 500kv line will arc about 11 or 12 feet.