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Home / Videos / Electricity is Dangerous!

Electricity is Dangerous!

John P.

January 4, 2007 By John P.

Ben FranklinI’m sure everyone knows that Albert Einstein invented electricity after being hit on the head with an apple while flying a kite…No, that was Franklin who discovered gravity… er, Newton who flew a kite…

Well anyway, we’ve all heard the warnings not to fly a kite near power lines. But does anyone really know why not? Well, if these videos don’t convince you feel free to prove Darwin correct and go fly a kite!

Some of those power lines may be carrying 4,000 times the energy of a typical household socket. Witness now what can happen when something goes wrong…

500,000 Volt Switch Failing


345,000 Volt Switch Failing


Electrical Sub-station Explosion


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