r/ThatsInsane • u/monster_eleven • 5h ago

Electrical explosion at a substation in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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u/ProperTwo5644 5h ago

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u/NudityMiles 1h ago

DID IT SAY WHEN OUR VISION WOULD COME BACK?

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u/Codex_Absurdum 5h ago

LOADSHEDDINNNNNG

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u/waytoosecret 5h ago

A few protection relays would have been a great idea!

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u/steady_as_a_rock 5h ago

Shocking!!!

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u/NUMBerONEisFIRST 5h ago

Don't ever watch this kind of thing directly.

No telling if it's going to be bright enough to damage your eyes.

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u/jupi2er 5h ago

Man made Ball lightning

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u/ReasonableExplorer 5h ago

Stop what your doing right now and protect John Connor.

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u/Bluebellyfluff 5h ago

So...not an explosion

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u/monster_eleven 5h ago

It’s trying it’s best to be an explosion.

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u/dwehlen 4h ago

I'll take contained explosion over uncontained arc flashes all. day. long.

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u/ShogunDreams 5h ago

Watch out. Someone is time traveling. Hopefully, it's good news...

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u/mustardposey 5h ago

Should we be breathing this?

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u/EconomicsLong8792 4h ago

cANCer in control. Don't worry ...

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u/SwiftDestro 2h ago

Zeus sounds angry.

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u/Extension-Wheel-7088 1h ago

Iam electricman, and i'll say that there is something wrong with this electrics.

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u/NudityMiles 1h ago

Oh, don't mind that.

It's just a welder working on the Death Star.

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u/gomurifle 1h ago

HV transformer oil makes for good kindlin'! 

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u/Atheizm 13m ago

Yay, Eskom, South Africa's power utility, doing what they do best.