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more about #electrocution lonney: It's not hard to believe at all, reading through the comments its noted that when the line tripped the whole town lost power. So that line would of b... more » rjshpd: I am a retired firefighter and I work in the electrical Industry... Yes this happens - I have witnessed it personally several times. Several Comment... more » Ravlen: I really find this hard to believe. I used to live in Halifax, which has literally, HUNDREDS of trees up close to the power lines. Look at the photo ... more » MonkeyPaw: I actually work in this sector of the utility industry. What just happened was a tree coming into contact with a transmission line. What you saw was e... more » bikehorn86: Maybe you have a chip on your shoulder about Twitter users(personally I hate Twitter) but as an electrician I can't help pointing out weak electrical ... more » Lizard_King: After a day of swaying and arcing, the township got to work removing a rotten tree in my neighborhood last night. During the day, an officer was on wa... more » Nathan Obbards: There's no way a tree could have caught on fire and gone down in a blaze of glory from power lines alone. I smell a conspiracy here. Someone knew th... more » qtiphead88: this was in my hometown...it cut the power off for the whole town....the fire department doesn't respond to claims like this unless there is fire pres... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: In NJ, that tree would go down in a blaze of glory. more » Avizzv92: (Two trees in the background watching) - "He was talking about it, but I never took him seriously." more » Hello Mister Walrus: Take that, tree. Always up to no good. more » EBone: DPW 1, Tree 0 more » Lego Addict: i have to call shenanigans... theres no way the tree would suddenly stop being on fire only to spark up like a christmas tree in an instant.... awesom... more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: They happened to be there with a video camera when this happened? more » Margatron: You can HEAR the electricity! Call the fire department, doofus! more » KTK1990: I wish those things would happen around here. That video was awesome, had to watch it atleast 5 times in a row. more » Homerjay is utterly alone.: Stupid tree. more » znoop: some put that photographer through 80,000 volts and take a picture of him as well.. wtf.. if he can do it, maybe someone else will become famous as we... more » Hello Mister Walrus: Family photo time! more » Curves: Wow! Beautiful. Reminds me of some pictures I saw of flowers that were taken using X rays (in the radiology waiting room at the local hospital, of cou... more » -
#fire
Tree Electrocutes Itself on Power Lines, Goes Down in a Ball of Fire
What happens when a tree rubs up against a power line too much? The power line asserts some authority, and the tree turns into a giant tower of flames. Neat! [CollegeHumor via Geekologie] -
#imagecache
Photography Through Electrocution
Robert Buelteman takes electrifying photographs, but he doesn't even use a camera. Instead, he places flowers directly onto film and shocks them with 80,000 volts. More » -
#twitter
Girl Dies by Electrocution While Twitting in Bathtub, Apocalypse Draws Nearer
Two things here in what seems to be the world's first Twittercide: don't use your computer while taking a bath. And if for whatever reason you do, don't be like this 17-year-old Romanian girl and risk your well-being to Tweet. More » -
#retromodo
Retro Illustrations Show 30 Ways To Die From Electrocution
Sometimes, we so take for granted our shiny devices that we forget they could very well kill us. Need pictures to illustrate that macabre thought? Here are 30, brought to you by 1930s Vienna. More »
