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- SigFemSeks, on 05/22/2009, -11/+425This video is literally 9 years old.
- rolf, on 05/22/2009, -10/+381Maybe pedobear will like it then.
- caruso, on 05/21/2009, -4/+193Woo!
- DRT23, on 05/22/2009, -10/+1781.21 JIGAWATTS!!~
- KrisStrong, on 05/21/2009, -3/+135I was waiting for the switch to turn into a Decepticon.
- inactive, on 05/22/2009, -6/+135Shocking!
- themulf, on 05/22/2009, -2/+112Description of whats going on, by some electrical engineer: http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/day.htm
- ArgusWatch, on 05/21/2009, -2/+100That's one long electric arc.
- jemka, on 05/22/2009, -2/+74That's the last thing she said.
- EpicSelekta, on 05/22/2009, -2/+69This video may not be current, but it's certainly charged with awesomeness.
- inactive, on 05/22/2009, -2/+59It does have a lot of potential!
- Atmandk, on 05/22/2009, -9/+61http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5cYgRnfFDA
- retral, on 05/22/2009, -3/+53He tried that once. Pedobear doesn't like electricity anymore.
- mtrisk, on 05/22/2009, -2/+52FW: FW: RE: FW: CHECK THIS OUT !!!11!!
- s4g4n, on 05/22/2009, -0/+45They're waiting for you Mr. Freeman, in the test chamber.
- reddikilowatt, on 05/22/2009, -0/+45Think about the amount of heat that arc generates. Heat makes air rise. The arc is traveling through the air (as retral said, ionization).
- Suzilla, on 05/22/2009, -0/+44Ohm my.
- yuanzhoulu, on 05/22/2009, -1/+45watt?
- spambutcher, on 05/22/2009, -1/+45not quite as impressive:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-300524948 ... - Defiant001, on 05/22/2009, -1/+43I was pretty amped after watching that
- inactive, on 05/22/2009, -5/+42Tis rather old, but still awesome.
- Professr, on 05/22/2009, -0/+35"Tonight, I will open a portal!"
- L0stm4n, on 05/22/2009, -0/+34The current turns the air into plasma because of heat. Plasma has very low impedance compared to normal air. The plasma acts as a wire compared to the air surrounding. Heat rises so the plasma rises. So the current rises along with the plasma arc.
- fxdbi, on 05/22/2009, -1/+34If it's over eight, it's too late.
- retral, on 05/22/2009, -1/+33I'm no physics teacher but I'm betting it had to do with ionization.
- grizzlybrice, on 05/22/2009, -0/+30It's a joule of a video.
- buddyw, on 05/22/2009, -0/+29Once electricity arcs through air it Ionizes the air. The ionized air is much easier for electricity to flow through the non ionized air. Since the air is heating up from the current, it is continuously rising. What you see is an electric arc expanding upward and then re-arcing because it is always taking the path of least resistance.
- FeargusMcDuff, on 05/22/2009, -1/+29Groan
- hydrarulz, on 05/22/2009, -9/+37this is sooooo freaking old!
- aasukisuki, on 05/22/2009, -6/+34As opposed to being figuratively 9 years old?
- IFEice, on 05/22/2009, -0/+26Electrifying!
- ProfessorLX, on 05/22/2009, -1/+26if you're not a chick, then you're a wuss
and if you are a chick, hey baby
if you are a dude tho, sup wuss. - arunforce, on 05/22/2009, -0/+25Resistance is futile.
- DeadlyAlpaca, on 05/22/2009, -0/+24Normally, to interrupt current you use a breaker. There are many types of breakers for high voltages, ranging from contacts immersed in non-conductive oil to contacts in an SF6 gas atmosphere. Then you have disconnect switches, which are basically huge knife switches (ie the switch that is used to turn on the electric chair in movies). Disconnect switches are never used to interrupt current. They are typically opened to isolate equipment completely once the current has been interrupted by a breaker.
Here, they were either demonstrating why you can't use a disconnect switch to interrupt current, or there was a failure and it was attempted to do so. As soon as the contacts are separated, there is a massive voltage potential which easily arcs across the small gap of air. Once this arc is established, it can maintain itself as the contacts further separate.
There is an explanation as to why the arc rises, but I can't recall it. I know it's because the arc causes the air it is presently arcing through to become less conductive, thus it branches to more conductive air, but I can't remember why. - anaxa, on 05/22/2009, -1/+25First time on the internet, OnAsideNote?
- inactive, on 05/22/2009, -6/+29Because God made it that way.
- jamdogg, on 05/22/2009, -0/+23Can anyone on digg explain why the electrons took such a long and rising path to get across the gap? I have been led to believe electrons always seek the fastest, easiest route. Perhaps it was the sheer amount of voltage and the gap could have been a lot wider and still arced.
- noahgelman, on 05/22/2009, -2/+25This actually reminds me of those old Rachet and Clank commercials. Those were bad ass.
- jerstud56, on 05/22/2009, -3/+24From: Grandma
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- gasoline, on 05/22/2009, -0/+20Link?
- inphiniti, on 05/22/2009, -2/+22That was pretty darn Coulomb.
- ophello, on 05/22/2009, -2/+22I didnt get it
- kelmaster1, on 05/22/2009, -0/+18Spoken like a true engineer, lol. Dry as hell, but straight to the point with numbers...
- ophello, on 05/22/2009, -0/+17heat rises.
- cavefish01, on 05/22/2009, -6/+23Diggers have short memories...oh that reminds me, I left my joint going...
- dannymb877, on 05/22/2009, -8/+24This is as old as a kid getting hit in the head by a basketball thrown full-court.
- mmx2000, on 05/22/2009, -0/+15Well in the video there's certainly no grass on the field
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