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05-23-2007, 06:56 AM | #1 | |
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May 23, 2007: Richard Box's "Field"
xoB finds this item about a work of art consisting mainly of fluorescent light tubes around power lines. Quote:
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05-23-2007, 07:03 AM | #2 |
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Reminds me of The Lightning Field.
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05-23-2007, 07:45 AM | #3 |
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Like it. Now I want to play with power lines.....
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05-23-2007, 07:59 AM | #4 |
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I like this a lot.
I heard of a similar art exhibit where you walk around while talking on your cellphone, and thousands of lights around this exhibit room would light up as you got closer to them with your microwave emitting phone. The stronger the signal, the brighter the light would get, so these pools of light would follow you around. |
05-23-2007, 08:11 AM | #5 |
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A Hydro-field cuts through my neighborhood
Somehow that always just made me feel good I can put a spare bulb in my hand And light up my yard --Barenaked Ladies
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05-23-2007, 08:37 AM | #6 |
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I tired this and was disappointed to find I couldn't get it to work. I wish I knew the trick.
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05-23-2007, 10:53 AM | #7 |
I think this line's mostly filler.
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It's not just waste energy. They are drawing more power from the lines than would be wasted otherwise.
Some people put a large induction coil of wire under their lawns below power lines, and draw power. Power companies can track down where the power drain is to detect the wire.
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05-23-2007, 11:16 AM | #8 | |
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Sounds like a bad urban legend to me. |
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05-23-2007, 03:31 PM | #10 |
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Has to be low hanging, very high voltage lines over earth with good grounding properties(moisture content), methinks.
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05-23-2007, 03:42 PM | #11 |
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Wow. "Cool!" was my first reaction, then "crap" because my favorite neighborhood running trail has powerlines that crisscross over it several times. Wonder if this works with the compact flourescents that 'they' keep telling us we should use to replace conventional lightbulbs. If so, I could carry a couple of those with me, and do a night run.
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05-23-2007, 03:52 PM | #12 |
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I think Modern Marvels had a bit about electricity thievery. It was possible not practical if I remember correctly.
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05-23-2007, 05:37 PM | #13 |
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I know a power line engineer - he says it gets done every so often - but if it's enough to light say, a full barn, the power company can usually measure the loses, and they start loonking - he actually sent a link to an artile where someone was arrested to theft
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05-23-2007, 05:40 PM | #14 |
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Penn & Teller did a Bullshit on it and could not get it to work.
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05-23-2007, 06:04 PM | #15 |
I think this line's mostly filler.
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That doesn't sound like a "Bullshit"ty topic. Are you sure it wasn't MythBusters?
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