Standing under an electricity pylon
Standing under an electricity pylon
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Fun fact: You can estimate the voltage by the length of the insulators. My guess is this is around 100kV (2x 3 phase circuits), around the border of transmission and distribution voltages.
You can also estimate the capacity by the number of conductors per phase. This has a pair of lines for each phase, so a fair chunk, but not the 3 or 4 conductors you sometimes see (although maybe you mainly see that on higher transmission voltages.
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Ooh a lightning sorcerer...
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There are some who call him: Tim?
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It will be 128 kV or 345 kV.
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OP appears to be in the UK, so potentially (no pun intended) one of 400kV, 275kV, or 132kV.
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The more I look at it I think it might be a 132kV line on a 400kV tower, with the intention to upgrade it some time in the future. I say this because the insulators aren't actually the full length of the spacing from the tower, there's a separator between the tower and the start of the insulator fins. This makes me think they've left room for longer 400kV insulators to be installed.
Saying that though I have no idea, there could have been all sorts of other considerations that led to a configuration like that.
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Seems like something we should construct more of
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Are we sharing pylons?
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Far over the misty pylons tall
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Two voltage deep, resistance Ohm
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I like pictures like this, shows that the person who took it is somewhat creative and thinks out of the box.
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thinks out of the box.
or inside the pylon
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Lmao yes indeed
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You are now trapped by my stand『SUPER FLY』
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I like when something usually considered just background becomes interesting.
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I like geometric patterns :)
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If I remember correctly, you are now trapped there until you trick someone else into taking your spot.
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At least your knives will be sharp
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Looking up an electricity pylon's skirt.
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Straight out of Dr. Strange
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The effing tower.
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Did you get a buzzing sensation being under it?
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That looks super neat.
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Everyone who sees anything on this picture... Are you sure you are not enemy stand users?
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Did you also get to see the Mona Lisa?
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No, but I saw some high school students arguing with a hobo
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Looks like part of a space station orbiting a water planet
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Damn, now I can't unsee it!
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This, this I like.
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- escape route?
- thermal starter?
- timer?
- thermite?
- battery?
...good luck!
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Damn I’ve always wanted to stop along the highway and get a shot like this. Great pic. Thank you
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damn the 5g radiation coming from this photo is enlarging my gayness allele
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Love this perspective shot.
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Some of these were installed on my family farm in the US through eminent domain. Meaning, we had no choice but the government was supposed to pay us a fair market value for the use of our land. I still remember that because that year all us three kids all got new bicycles!
I don't love them. If you are right underneath them, it seems like you feel the electricity and sometimes hear them crackle.
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You must construct additional Pylons
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