Re: What to do if a power line comes down near you?
- From: Shawn Hirn <srhi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:36:43 -0500
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<b8a88b7a-fc5f-444e-8f6c-a3a8b952837e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
ultimauw@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I was wondering what one should do if they find themselves standing on
ground that has become electrified due to a downed power line. Since
the difference between one spot of ground could easily be hundereds or
thousands of volts more than a spot just a foot away, this difference
could be very leathal due to the fact that the current travels up one
leg, through the heart and down the other leg. With this in mind,
would hopping out of the area with both feet together (like you are in
a potato sack race) be safest thing to do when leaving since you will
be mimimising the voltage difference between your feet?
Google is your friend.
http://www.austinenergy.com/Customer%20Care/Power%20Outages/fallenPowerli
ne.htm
.
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