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pocksuppetyesterday at 3:02 AM1 replyview on HN

Why don't they use the pole to flip the breaker from 2m away?


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defrostyesterday at 3:14 AM

Ruins the fun and interrupts instilling respect deep into the bones of interns.

Allegedly

While on "work experience" from high school I was put on washing power lines coming straight out of the local power station near the ocean - lots of salt buildups to clear.

Same deal, flashover suits and occasional arcs .. and much laughter from the ground operators who drifted the work bucket close.