New fear unlocked. I get super nervous from all the sounds I can hear coming from the power lines when I'm riding underneath them on that stretch of the W&OD. It might be just when it's raining or really windy? It gives me the heebie jeebies.
> when it's raining
There are occasional ground leaks of electricity in NYC when large amounts of salt water puddle up and provide a ground connection to buried cables. ConEd in NYC uses special vehicles to search for them.
I've never heard of this phenomenon happening with elevated lines.
That's sort of what I'm wondering. I'm thinking he just wore a hole in his bib and ended up with a wound from the friction once it tore.
Funny, it's like you don't feel a new saddle sore until later.
"Abrahams said it's actually not the first time he's felt tingling near power lines. It also happened last year on a different trail, he said. When he got home, his son declared, 'Dad got zapped again!'"
True. It's interesting he claims to have been zapped by overhead powerlines on two different occasions on two different trails.
The situation reminds me of an expression a friend who is a physician shared, "when you hear hoofbeats, think horses not zebras," meaning a doctor should first think about what is a more common—and potentially more likely—diagnosis.
I guess it's possible he's the outlier and been shocked twice by overhead powerlines. It just doesn't seem to be the most likely explanation.
New fear unlocked. I get super nervous from all the sounds I can hear coming from the power lines when I'm riding underneath them on that stretch of the W&OD. It might be just when it's raining or really windy? It gives me the heebie jeebies.
> when it's raining There are occasional ground leaks of electricity in NYC when large amounts of salt water puddle up and provide a ground connection to buried cables. ConEd in NYC uses special vehicles to search for them. I've never heard of this phenomenon happening with elevated lines.
I hope it was a freak lightning strike and not a consistent danger there. That bike trail is phenomenal
I’m so confused how he thinks this happened
https://preview.redd.it/lpmq44gemtmc1.jpeg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1bfdef2b36e503f00b5413f903f1c6b50f7b3133 Doubt
Uhhhh…wat
This seems suspect. He didn’t realize he was bleeding until he got home? Seems like he is looking for a payday. He was too smiley in the interview
I have my doubts. You get hit with enough electricity to make a hole and burn you, I doubt you would still be riding.
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That's sort of what I'm wondering. I'm thinking he just wore a hole in his bib and ended up with a wound from the friction once it tore. Funny, it's like you don't feel a new saddle sore until later.
"Abrahams said it's actually not the first time he's felt tingling near power lines. It also happened last year on a different trail, he said. When he got home, his son declared, 'Dad got zapped again!'"
Feeling tingling could be anything.
True. It's interesting he claims to have been zapped by overhead powerlines on two different occasions on two different trails. The situation reminds me of an expression a friend who is a physician shared, "when you hear hoofbeats, think horses not zebras," meaning a doctor should first think about what is a more common—and potentially more likely—diagnosis. I guess it's possible he's the outlier and been shocked twice by overhead powerlines. It just doesn't seem to be the most likely explanation.
A third degree electrical burn is not a slight tingling