I know nothing about being an electrician…am I having a stroke?
they’re saying people like to crowd around looking at the panel, and that an arc flash will kill everyone there in a microsecond without the proper precautions
One of the videos they showed during my arc flash training was a documentary of a guy who accidentally used a voltmeter on a live 2300V cabinet. The arc flash blew his clothes off and set him on fire. He stumbled blindly through the factory before finally collapsing.
Did he become a super villain?
No…he died.
Missed opportunity
But he awoke in an isekai world as a mage and his knowledge electricity gave him an unfair edge
This is what big government doesn’t want us to know!
Okay, I know this is super dangerous and I shouldn’t, but I do want an instant nudity button
I like how they maintained realism by not having the mask explode off of whomever this guy is.
Its both taking a piss and a nod to the comics, where the character would often fight shirtless but with the mask on in that era of the comic.
i think it’s wolverine in the wolv + deadpool thing i barely remember
Yes, almost exactly
Ok. Next time you meet a genie wish for “immunity to all electric shocks.”
Defibrillators probably wouldn’t work on you. But in turn you can pull off an instant nudity button!
Except in this case it’s not the electric shock that kills you. An arc flash is literally an explosion, creating a blast wave of molten copper and temperatures comparable to the surface of the sun.
Yeah, and that has the side benefit of fulfilling my lifelong dream to have have my nipples clamped up to a car battery!
You can do that, won’t even hurt. A car battery is capable of providing a lot of amps, but you can’t push current, you can only pull it, and a car battery is only around 14 volts.
I wouldn’t do it across your chest though, unless you’re sure your heart is healthy, and maybe not even then. Even low current can fuck with your heart.
You have some wild ass interests, I like it, please report back
In this case it changes so little
English language gets a lotta hate, for great reasons, but on the other hand, it’s just so…flexible 😉
Let’s work out that set-you-on-fire bug first though.
Take up acting and get some tear away clothes. Much less painful if you get the crotch seam right.
I am clothed in Fire and armed with Electricity
I used to do meter work for the Power Company. I was taught that an arc flash would reach 40,000 degrees (F or C doesn’t matter, don’t ask), and could instantly vaporize tool-steel.
I have a melted pair of pliers to prove it. Luckily, I was probably the only worker who actually used my PPE and was fine.
I guess folks in this thread are talking about different voltages, because I don’t understand how proper PPE can protect you from something that will vaporize your clothes and set you on fire.
Not remotely an expert. While the numbers are crazy big, the time tends to be short. The ppe doesn’t have to survive thousands of degrees for more than a fraction of a second. Also it has to route the charge through itself rather than you. Finally, for certain death scenarios successfully working ppe doesn’t mean unscathed, it means still alive with reasonable recovery chances.
That makes sense, thanks!
Yes you are buddy, yes you are.
Haha, was just thinking the same thing
