r/Unexpected • u/dluid9 • 12d ago

It's not safe yet

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u/post-explainer 12d ago edited 12d ago

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OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:

The electric line bursts on fire as the kids try to run back home

Does this explanation fit this subreddit? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/Cellardoor-4989 12d ago

The urge to get home after being in danger is crazy strong

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u/dluid9 12d ago

Yes! Some people don't understand that was their instinct

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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 12d ago

Yes, but like, take the block around the backside or something. Downed power lines are no joke.

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u/dluid9 5d ago

Well on that blvd. there are 2 long gated communities neighboring each other, I assume they came out from gated community 1 and they were crossing the second gated community entrance when the crash took place. My theory is that maybe they were trying to get back to the entrance of gated community 1.

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u/Jaded_Ad_1674 12d ago

Looks like someone hit 88 miles per hour.

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u/dluid9 12d ago

The white shirt boy apparently, he vanished

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u/Sped-Connection 12d ago

I looked really close and was able to freeze just the right frame to see he ran around from behind the pole

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u/RobFfs 5d ago

I thought that he might have got sent to the fourth fifth or sixth dimension but you are in fact right you can see him exit at the other side of the pole

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u/SmallsR34 8d ago

Not vanished, he went back to the future

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u/superpercify1 12d ago

Great Scott! Marty, we have to go back... because the grid can't handle your sprint

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u/Powerful-Substance33 12d ago

This is a your having the worst day possible on one side, and your having the luckiest day on the other side.

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u/superpercify1 12d ago

Kids playing floor is lava and air is electric

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u/Splenda_choo 12d ago

What a bargain

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u/MidwestSharker 9d ago

I mean to be fair that was probably a lot quicker than Mr. driver could’ve ever expected, so not exactly worst day. He could’ve laid there pretty well, bodily crushed until the jaws of life almost had him loose before he expired.

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u/dluid9 8d ago

Mr driver is safe and sound, I think he got the luckiest day of his life

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u/VictorVOOONdoom 12d ago

damn kids were lucky!

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

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u/VictorVOOONdoom 12d ago

Yes the kid in white did make it out alive.

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u/Leows 12d ago

Did YOU?

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u/ClothingDissolver 12d ago

Dude! Kids! Run AWAY from the flaming, sparking electric wire!

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u/PlumpyDragon 12d ago

The white shirt disappeared, is this how Flash got his power?

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u/That-Makes-Sense 12d ago

You can see him running past the wire. Next-level stupidness, to do that. If an exploding electrical wire doesn't tell you "danger", I don't know what does.

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u/Abal125 12d ago

I came across a downed power line a few weeks back on my way to work. Saw a bunch of downed trees and tree branches, taped off with "Do Not Cross" tape. It's on my short cut route, so didn't think anything of it, just a bunch of tree debris. But didn't know until I got closer, a powerline was down with the tree debris. Said "Nope, F That!", I swiftly turned around and proceeded to take the long way.

It's the closest I've ever been to a downed powerline. Freaked me out.

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u/MidwestSharker 9d ago

I grew up in Illinois, so on a couple few occasions I came across downed lines from tornadoes or really bad ice storms. Tell you what it doesn’t have squat on down here in Florida. We see them constantly down here when a hurricane or tropical storm kicks through or even a mildly rough wind storm. I was always under the impression they were like everywhere else and made posts and such strong enough to handle average conditions. Apparently not. shit’s honestly kind of ridiculous, I can’t believe more people don’t get killed by them down here.

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u/dluid9 12d ago

Another great origin story

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u/waseem2bata 12d ago edited 12d ago

I thought he teleported to another dimension. Edit: no not dying, i meant scifi teleportation

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u/TheRealBaboo 12d ago

He got O'Brienned

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u/East_Celebration6706 11d ago

Is the person in that car okay?

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u/Blazepius 8d ago

That's what I was wondering. I don't think so though.

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u/Ivanna_is_Musical 6d ago

If they survived the crash, I think it could be, they were still at a distance from the arc (the discharge of electricity). It was a very bad frontal crash, but, who knows...

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u/joined_under_duress 6d ago

I have been told in school that a car is a Faraday Cage but I wouldn't want to try to test that out.

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u/1-N-Only-Speedshark 5d ago

You can still be burnt inside the car, especially if you're touching anything metal.

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u/indomike14 10d ago

I thought the kid in white vaporized at first

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u/Juaned74 12d ago

Final Destination vibes!

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u/Away-Squirrel2881 12d ago

They ran away from it, WHY DID THEY GO BACK TO IT???

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u/Dry_Way5518 8d ago

Guess we need to bring back the musical cartoon shorts from the 80s about electrical safety.

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u/capcly 5d ago

this should also be at r/KidsAreFuckingStupid

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u/dluid9 5d ago

It actually is haha, seemed to fit there too.

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u/Mrstrange_77 12d ago

🥶😱

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u/CheckMateFluff 12d ago

It's hard to describe how loud that must have been too unless you have heard live voltage like that.

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u/Eschatologist_02 12d ago

Many electric utilities have an automatic system to "retry" a line that has faulted out. It looks like this is what h happened here.

Note 1: auto-reclose should not be used in urban areas.

Note 2: hopping on one foot will avoid any risk of step-potential (electrocution) from the ground.

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u/Mikic00 12d ago

Not professional, but here something didn't go as planned. Should throw everything out and stay that way...

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u/Tasty_Ad_4548 8d ago

Professional here, auto reclose is used to burn off a temporary fault on overhead lines as they can be tripped frequently by vegetation, birds, and a few other things. As has been mentioned, in urban areas its used less because of a higher risk of the fault actually being a result of a human action. Underground cables never have a reclose because they rarely trip with transient faults.

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u/Classroom_GD 12d ago

The Lightning Road

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u/DRL_tfn 11d ago

Marathon Man “is it safe?”

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u/Useful_Caregiver4023 12d ago

Is this the Flash origin story. Those two kids are lucky they didnt get fried.

https://giphy.com/gifs/TomFtDII2RKsJjbSPZ

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u/nature_greenery 12d ago

Damn those kids don't even know what fear is 💀

https://giphy.com/gifs/j0vs5H7Kcz3Pm9LRDa

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u/future_google_ceo 12d ago

The white shirt boy just ran towards the other side of the pole

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u/islobojono 12d ago

Thqt is cartoon level shit

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u/CplCocktopus 5d ago

I had that as a recurrent nigthmare

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u/Klutzy-Acadia669 11d ago

Dude in white ran over his son or buddy 2x then disappeared xD

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u/trollsmurf 6d ago

"Did you sleep at the wheel?"

"Well, I was, but I'm peak awake now."

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u/GoogleEBasta 11d ago

😂😂😂😂 così, per essere sicuri !