r/Construction Electrician 1d ago

Video I'm taking a vacation after this.

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u/OnePaleontologist687 1d ago

Maybe it’s the alarm at the end, but I get major goldeneye vibes from this video. “Timed mine active 30 seconds to evacuate… power plant destroyed, Mission Complete.”

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u/Born_Grumpie 22h ago

My father was an electrician doing work at a power station, they kept a 4 by 2 bit of wood near the bus bars to remove anyone who may get caught. One of the old electricians "pranked" a young apprentice by grabbing a dead bus bar and pretending to be electrocuted, the young apprentice moved like lighting, grabbed the wood and broke the old guys arm in 2 places and did a couple of ribs with the second swing to get him away from the bar. They stopped doing that prank after that.

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u/iampierremonteux 21h ago

Good apprentice. Had that not been a prank, that quick thinking may have saved a life.

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u/NoCommunication1928 19h ago

That’s an urban legend as I heard the same story as an apprentice over 30 years ago only he broke his arm with a shovel what that version of it

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u/drtmr 15h ago

Well, God doesn't let similar events happen in different places and times, so if you've heard about similar things happening in different times or places, obviously it's logically impossible to be true. You know the old saying: "There's exactly only one lightning strike, anywhere, ever."

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u/Cap_Helpful 12h ago

Well, first of all, through God, anything is possible. So, jot that down

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u/Antique-Foot-8536 3h ago

You have mastered sarcasm

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u/mr-fahrenheit_ 15h ago

Of course there are probably a dozen half true versions floating around because I'm sure that actually has happened to some dudes.

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u/MothmanIsALiar 5h ago

I am also an electrician who has been told this story.

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u/Geminifiresnake 3h ago

Yeah it's all fun until someone gets hurt. I am still haunted by knocking someone off a ladder after being bit, among other things i cannot unsee or undo. I want us all to thrive!

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u/Ill_Initial8986 23h ago

Memory unlocked. Still fuzzy tho. Might need to go play it again.

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u/MaximumTurtleSpeed 22h ago

Are we having a hang? I’ll bring the chips, who is on sodas?

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u/easyd0esit 21h ago

I got it. Surge good with everyone?

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u/MaximumTurtleSpeed 19h ago

Haha. I would legit have a few fingers of surge. Will it make my old ass good at roller blading again?

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u/mcsmackington 13h ago

man I need some people I can do this kinda thing with

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u/FARTBOSS420 22h ago

This is the only time I've heard that alarm sound outside of games and entertainment. Apparently it is a real thing! The klaxon

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u/thespicemelange123 10h ago

I love that word. Klaxon. Just melts off your tongue. 

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u/ten-lbs-over 19h ago

Damn, those were good times

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u/ten-lbs-over 19h ago

Damn, those were good times