When Electricity Went Out of Control

electricity is super useful but what happens when it goes out of control like here or how about this today we'll show you the craziest and coolest electric moments if you ever feel like walking under electric discharges make sure to wear this Faraday suit first it's perfect for high voltage protection [Music] who knew a small metal ball stuck on a power line could leave over 200,000 people without [Music] electricity I think this situation can still be saved oh never mind time to get out of here fast even the power lines are feeling the hollow Spirit they're

just trying to create a Christmas miracle if a Transformer acts like this it's definitely time to back away unless you're an electrician and if you are I get why you'd want to stay back too this 400,000 volt shortcircuit Arc is intense it's lucky we're seeing this through a screen witnessing it in real life would make your eyes say goodbye we all know from childhood that electricity and water don't mix well here's a perfect example of why they should never be near each other let's be honest it looks amazing but that doesn't make it any less

dangerous [Music] is this a powerline failure or just some New Year's [Music] fireworks when you don't have friends you entertain yourself however you can this guy decided to cause a short circuit why not [Music] looks like a ritual to summon Zeus but it's just broken contacts turns out syringes can collect more than just liquids they can handle electricity too [Music] a physicist typical backyard if I saw this over my fence I'd think I was losing my [Music] mind if you ever wonder why Sunrise happens at 1:00 a.m. it's just your neighbor having fun with their

new 20,000 watt lamp wa this is the largest Tesla coil in the world producing 3 million volts of [Music] electricity this is how electricity flows through wood it looks stunning almost like veins carrying blood but it's definitely bad news for the wood [Music] all right kids your homework today is to create an electric [Music] Arc I wouldn't want to have charged relationships with people who can create things like this [Music] even with special protection grabbing a 30,000 volt wire is risky I don't even want to imagine what would happen without the [Applause] glove imagine creating

8,000 volt electric arcs as part of your daily job linemen don't have to imagine they live it [Music] the grounding discharge during a singlephase fault looks like something out of this world stunning yet otherworldly when you ignore safety rules and chop down trees near power lines be ready for the consequences looks like these power lines don't appreciate any one invading their personal space now that is what I call a home alone style Garland when you try to warm your hands on a radiator and end up throwing a disco party in the Next Room so who

do you call for this I doubt there's a plumber electrician combo out there looks like someone might be stuck in the bathroom forever so this is how all the greatest hits are made mystery solved hey something's burning over there are you sure everything's grounded properly electric arcs are mesmerizing to watch but they're incredibly dangerous if not controlled these electricians barely avoid disaster but handle it like [Music] pros the pole decided to make a dramatic exit with a spark of course yeah power lines are absolutely ruthless this tree didn't stand a chance against that voltage it

should have chosen a better place to fall a New Year's greeting from laor electricity that's as spectacular as it is terrifying not sure I'd want a surprise like that from my utility company with so many wires around it's a miracle they didn't all spark like that [Music] yeah electricity and fire together they make a killer [Music] combo it all seemed fine and then the worker didn't even rush over must be a regular occurrence hopefully the crane operator didn't get fried but they probably lost their job looks like the electricity wasn't happy about the mechanism being

turned [Music] off do power stations have their own Flags [Music] now amazing how such a small unassuming device can hold back the flow of electricity trying to light a cigarette using a power line yeah that's not surprising sorry [Music] smokers bored on your day off you can always pass the time with a casual low effort task like creating an electric [Music] Arc so this is how poor P are created something tells me stepping outside right now would be a terrible idea short circuits spare no one I'm no expert but it's probably time to replace that

Transformer electrical leaks are no joke when your stove technically works but the buttons activate all the wrong things so can the girl now charge a phone by plugging her finger into a socket going up into her head you're [Music] wearing working at a cafe means being a waiter cook and apparently an electrician too is this secretly Zeus's staff in Disguise hey look this feels like the perfect moment for a superhero or maybe a super villain to make an entrance wait is there another one [Music] coming just look at how easily this electric Arc burned through

fabric no fire don't get me wrong you're still going to get electrocuted I'm sure it's still going to hurt if you survive this tool is a musthave for every electrician quick convenient and most importantly safe this is what happens when workers forget to think about wires before digging someone definitely lost their job that day I wish I could stay as calm as this dump truck driver when they tore down power lines and just kept driving hey hey hey hey hey it LO my tree plus power lines equals a terrifying scene and eventually an [Music] explosion

sometimes it feels like nature made a mistake making trees such excellent conductors of [Music] electricity here's how trees are removed from power lines luckily no sparks this time if you accidentally let go of balloons pray they don't hit power lines go over the power lines please please please this is why it's crucial to regularly check equipment to avoid explosive surprises like this when there's nothing you can do to stop an explosion just stand back and record it but do it from a safe distance two green four green now this is what I call a perfect

mechanism 100% accuracy that's no ordinary electric Arc it's practically an electric Flame an electric discharge turned this ordinary rock into a mini volcano and here's probably the most powerful electric Arc you'll ever see I thought it was a frame it's been going who would have ever guessed this machine holds over 500,000 volts of tension here's a new phobia for anyone living under power lines someone decided to throw a shopping cart at power lines for fun people have the strangest Hobbies these days feels like these people are playing a game of chance whoever doesn't get shocked

wins oops looks like this guy was turning the wrong [Music] way what could be better than your morning coffee paired with an explosion on the power [Music] lines respect to the driver who turned back immediately that flash was no joke these kinds of explosions would make amazing effects for music videos or action movies they're better than most CGI no worries if power lines freeze over controlled short circuits are used to deise them how cool is that by now it's clear most issues with power lines happen because of falling trees when Transformers break down they turn

into literal infernal machines it's incredible how such a small nondescript box can cause such a massive explosion all this trouble because one circuit could failed during maintenance this is what happens when a safety device doesn't kick in Raging electricity and a massive [Music] fire and this Transformer it decided to rebel and burn down the entire substation [Music] at least now we know for sure staying away from those power lines is a very good idea