‘This is not the way to go.’ Two intruders incinerated by 24,000 volts, police say

Star-Telegram ^ | December 29, 2017 | Don Sweeney

[artichokegrower]

A Detroit utility worker responding to a reported power outage early Friday at a city lighting substation found a door to the building had been pried open.

Then he found something much worse – the bodies of two men electrocuted by 24,000 volts after touching a transformer, reported WDIV. The bodies had been fused together.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Should be posted in current events."

It is the hottest story coming over the wires.

[eyedigress]

Damn. Lots of heat coming off that sucker.

By definition 24kV IS HIGH VOLTAGE.

[Fireone]

So they were SJW’s?
Last word were “We are the resistance!”

[Zathras]

So THAT is where the Viking Kitties have been hiding.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

At least they died doing something they loved.

[Aevery_Freeman]

That's not "low-hanging fruit", that's subterranean!

But I still laughed.

[artichokegrower]

BLM

Burnt Lives Matter

[Cementjungle]

sad these two guys couldn’t (or wouldn’t) find a good paying job, construction everywhere.

They thought they could short-circuit the traditional path to success by stealing.

[OKSooner]

True, but that amperage has no problem flowing at 24kv.

Sorry for the guys who got killed and their families, sorry for the guy who found them and sorry for whomever had to clean up.

As someone has already pointed out, don't steal copper, and live.

[SMGFan]

death penalty

[eyedigress]

I will guarantee they were dealing with more than 30ma.

That kind of power will skip to your ass immediately.

[GOYAKLA]

This should be on TV news every week, especially in the ghettoes!
:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pV3ZnxAcmE

[EdnaMode]

Yikes. Not the most pleasant way to go.

[LukeL]

If they weren’t amped up before the break in they sure were afterwards.

[LeoTDB69]

“His former supervisor said that he was an excellent conductor.”

Ah, I see what you did there...LOL

[colorado tanker]

[left that other site]

You win the Internet Today! :-)

[HangnJudge]

More Power to them

P=V^2/R

[Calvin Locke]

Maybe not. I saw a story headline recently about some guy that rigged a door to try to fry his pregnant wife.

I'm guessing he's in a bit of trouble.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

It is the way to go for these morons or is it now moron?Hmmm