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« on: February 23, 2024, 13:08:06 »
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« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2024, 13:51:31 »
Love the last one!
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« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2024, 14:44:21 »
The one about urinating off bridges onto the power lines can certainly result in a rather unintended type of flashing!
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« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2024, 17:33:35 »
Quote from: johnneyw on February 23, 2024, 14:44:21
The one about urinating off bridges onto the power lines can certainly result in a rather unintended type of flashing!

Probably not that dangerous, though please do not try it, just in case.
Urine is unlikely to form a solid stream, but is more likely to consist of droplets with air spaces between them.
The risk is probably comparable to standing under OHLE▸ (Over-Head Line Equipment (electrification via catenary)) during a thunderstorm or standing under high voltage grid lines in similar conditions.
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« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2024, 18:49:24 »
Quote from: broadgage on February 23, 2024, 17:33:35
Quote from: johnneyw on February 23, 2024, 14:44:21
The one about urinating off bridges onto the power lines can certainly result in a rather unintended type of flashing!

Probably not that dangerous, though please do not try it, just in case.
Urine is unlikely to form a solid stream, but is more likely to consist of droplets with air spaces between them.
The risk is probably comparable to standing under OHLE▸ (Over-Head Line Equipment (electrification via catenary)) during a thunderstorm or standing under high voltage grid lines in similar conditions.

I suspect it is a solid stream as a micro Amazonian fish can swim up the sream to enter the body.
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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2024, 09:21:28 »
I very much doubt that said fish can swim up a stream of urine as might result from a person peeing off a bridge or boat.
If however the person is IN the water, then it might be possible.
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« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2024, 10:21:15 »
Quote from: broadgage on February 25, 2024, 09:21:28
I very much doubt that said fish can swim up a stream of urine as might result from a person peeing off a bridge or boat.
If however the person is IN the water, then it might be possible.

I have checked this and you are correct.  It swims in if you are in the water.  Tight speedos (or equivalent) are recommended to prevent it.
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« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2024, 18:03:28 »
Here's the Mythbusters take on peeing on the third rail: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3pidli
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« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2024, 16:07:17 »
Quote from: Red Squirrel on February 26, 2024, 18:03:28
Here's the Mythbusters take on peeing on the third rail: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3pidli

The (simulated) urine in that video can be clearly seen falling in drops, with air gaps between them, and not as a solid stream.
In my youth, I observed many drunks urinating* on LUL▸ (London Underground Ltd) tracks. AFAIK▸ ('as far as I know') they all survived.
The voltage to earth is a bit less than on main line DC▸ (Direct Current) electrified routes but still dangerous, about 440 volts to earth on LUL rather than 750 volts to earth on network rail. Both voltages vary.
Please do not try it though, just in case.

*At Wood Green underground station, when the Great British Beer Festival was held nearby, at Alexandra  Palace, about  1978. half a lifetime ago, but I doubt that urine or electrified railways have changed much since then.
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