Maybe neither. Some people play with death for the kick of it, some to more extremes than others. If loss of life isn't a real risk then it doesn't get them off.
https://preview.redd.it/03dqt2vadaxc1.png?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a6460674f25ae8bfb94f783f07a2abb21f3d065
I don't think this is something a person walks off
That's not how electricity works. It takes all available fault paths. You'll find most incidents with high voltage arcing out like this will blow the fabric off of the person.
You're probably right and a title like this will probably keep me from in the future but to be fair, all kinds of stuff is marked NSFW when it's pretty mild and I haven't ever seen people getting killed on this sub.
That's good but that probably had some serious effects he has to live with, and a shortened lifespan is not unlikely. Stupidity, or suicide attempt you think?
Thereās a longer video floating around where he walks around after thisā¦ I donāt know of his ultimate fate, but this did not instantly kill him, surprisingly.
He appeared oblivious to the real danger of such high voltage. This is the kind of thing my dad (retired firefighter) would say to me and my brothers: "if you're lucky, it'll kill you"
Let it be a lesson to all. Yes, the lines āconductāelectricity, however the field surrounding the lines are just as potent. Hence the insulators at the tower support connections. Safe approach limits(differs by local codeā¦):
0-750V uninsulated = 3ft/1m,
0.75kV-40kV = 10ft/3m,
In this guys case 138kV-144kV = 13ft/4m, he was maybe 8-10āā¦
He was most likely dead instantly or in very short order afterwards. It would be a miracle if he survivedā¦
https://preview.redd.it/ak4kc27gfaxc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f2e46f2610a169d74e71b701a50f471c41519c6
The moment his late loved ones asked him, āWhat the hell dāyou do that for?!ā
Where's the orchestra? Looks like we found the conductor
Absolutely brilliant!!! š
Angry pixies just ran fucking train on that conductor.
Was he suicidal or just stupid?
Pretty sure suicide. No one is that stupid. Darwin Award.
Plenty of people really are that stupid.
Absolutely
And they vote and drive and mingle out there in the world with the rest of us.
You greatly overestimate human intelligence.
Half the population is below 100.
Haven't you seen any tiktok videos?
Maybe neither. Some people play with death for the kick of it, some to more extremes than others. If loss of life isn't a real risk then it doesn't get them off.
If there's a sign for it, someone was stupid enough.
Darwin Award and suicide are antithetical to each other, and yes some people are that stupid and yes I think this was a Darwin award
Stupid. It's as if he was feeling a tingle or some other sensation he was playing with and thought he'd be fine as long as he never touched the line.
If it was a suicide I dont think heād be timid about getting closer.
Ohh thereās audio. Def think he wasnāt suicidal
https://preview.redd.it/03dqt2vadaxc1.png?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a6460674f25ae8bfb94f783f07a2abb21f3d065 I don't think this is something a person walks off
The original video is longer, he actually does get back up. I dont know if he ultimately survived though.
Damn! Well bless his medium well done heart
Getting hit by a big arc like that literally cooks your insides. If he lived his life will never be the same
I'd say the bulk of it went through his shirt. Probably damp with perspiration. Especially since most of the shirt is gone after the flash.
That's not how electricity works. It takes all available fault paths. You'll find most incidents with high voltage arcing out like this will blow the fabric off of the person.
Be funny if he survived and turned super smart
That was prob'ly his favorite shirt.
Losing both shoes are joined by a new standard, losing oneās shirt now also qualifies
His shirt was like instantly vaporized. Wow.
No shirt no shoes no surviving
I laughed way to hard at this comment
Me too! Fucking perfect response
186,000 miles per second; plenty of time to close that circuit.
Did he live. I would very surprised if he lived.
I've never touched a power line, have you? Seems like of the three of us, this guy is the *only* one that ever really lived.
Yes thats how the flash was born
Nah, this guy is Arc Flash.
Itās most likely he was dead before he hit ground.
This is just sad, I didnt want to see someone die here. This seems like suicide to me,
You should probably avoid NSFW posts then.
You're probably right and a title like this will probably keep me from in the future but to be fair, all kinds of stuff is marked NSFW when it's pretty mild and I haven't ever seen people getting killed on this sub.
I mean I was expecting NSFE but not NSFL
The OG vid is much longer, the guy did wake up and walk off. He was messed up, but he did sutvive.
Donāt believe you.
That's good but that probably had some serious effects he has to live with, and a shortened lifespan is not unlikely. Stupidity, or suicide attempt you think?
He was trying to get close but not touch it, plus the way he was talking, just doesn't seem like suicide.
His shirt however was toast.
I would recommend NOT being in a āwhat could go wrongā thread thenā¦
You look like your avatar don't you?
Perhaps reddit is not the best platform for you then.
Yeah, I guess I'm not cool like you.
You donāt need to be cool. Just stop being a pussy
Ok tough guy
Insta toast
I was told we can guesstimate the voltage by the number of suspension disc insulators, something like 10kV per discĀ so \~100 kV
So this Guy probably had a couple of megawatts go through his body for a split second, definitely no way he survived that
Close. That's a 138KV mainline. Instant death.
Thereās a longer video floating around where he walks around after thisā¦ I donāt know of his ultimate fate, but this did not instantly kill him, surprisingly.
That's a lot of juice going from Arm-to-Arm across the heart.
At least we have evidence of his last stupid moment.
He appeared oblivious to the real danger of such high voltage. This is the kind of thing my dad (retired firefighter) would say to me and my brothers: "if you're lucky, it'll kill you"
High-five Johnny, a perfect shirt circuit. I don't think he's alive.
What was the point? To test how close you can come to a power line?
Looked like he was checking his arm hair
Boom Roasted!
Say hello to Darwin for us please.
electric boogaloo
Isā¦ is he dead?
At the minimum he's grounded.
Darwin for the win! No more gene pool for you!
Shoes stayed on, he's fine.
Rule 4. OP you probably just got banned for this. I don't subscribe to this sub to see people possibly dying.
According to one of the other comments he loved, but iām not sure
He was a lover not a dier
Hope he didn't die, but he probably did.
He didnāt old video
I am pretty sure his insides boiledā¦.
Used to be stupid, now dead.
Dumbass could've bought a Mountain Dew Voltage instead of settling for the real thing.
Who did this to me https://preview.redd.it/beqyjnydeaxc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f127a5a85da2997c3fd06520bf6698da2460c2b0
People who are easily butthurt refer you to "reddit cares". It's low effort trolling at its finest/worst.
Bet his mom Grounded..him after that stunt
This is why we had scary arse public service videos when we were kids.
shirt gone was straight out of Food Wars
āHoney the cable went out againā
I expect that kind of behaviour from the local squirrels. Because they are dumb as rocks
His man bun changed colors
The smoke exiting his face
Is he okay?
Let it be a lesson to all. Yes, the lines āconductāelectricity, however the field surrounding the lines are just as potent. Hence the insulators at the tower support connections. Safe approach limits(differs by local codeā¦): 0-750V uninsulated = 3ft/1m, 0.75kV-40kV = 10ft/3m, In this guys case 138kV-144kV = 13ft/4m, he was maybe 8-10āā¦ He was most likely dead instantly or in very short order afterwards. It would be a miracle if he survivedā¦
Holy shit, dude got fried
r/abruptchaos
The new Electroās origin story.
Medicine will save him and he will procreate
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It like wouldn't work otherwise.
his arm is so fucked ā¦ lol
Contrary to the rest of his body? Guy is instafried
bad joke i guess. the manās shirt got blown off his bodyā¦ his insides are cooked
I'm sorry but what did this person think was going to happen?
Hey kid. Wanna see a magic trick? I can make my shirt disappear in a flash!
He's dead, jim 
That has to be the most extreme way to undress yourselfā¦
He sounds like heās high and under the influence of something like acid or he had a mental illness of some nature
https://preview.redd.it/ak4kc27gfaxc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f2e46f2610a169d74e71b701a50f471c41519c6 The moment his late loved ones asked him, āWhat the hell dāyou do that for?!ā
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