Darwin Award Winners of The Week.

You notice I didn't say "of the year" because we all know when it comes to stupid, somebody is gonna say "Hold my beer", but these 2 guys are gonna be tough to beat. 2 men break in to a live substation, let me repeat that ..A LIVE SUBSTATION.. to steal copper. I have no idea why they thought this was a good plan, but they found out the hard way not to play with high voltage.

a reply to: DAVID64

That fence is there to keep us from stealing what's inside.

What other reason could there be for it?

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Yeah, it affected me emotionally, too.

Is laughing an emotion?

a reply to: DAVID64

There is almost no copper in those sub stations. They use aluminum for the conductors. Copper is too expensive for the conductors in the stations and main lines.

Aluminum is more dangerous in houses and businesses is why they use copper there.

remind me of my uncle. in the 70's he and his friend busted trough a beer store wall with sledgehammers. they were caught the next morning, drunk as hell and sill drinking beer inside the store!!!. im sure the opening employee, and the cops still tell that story.

The neutral is usually bonded to the bare ground at the load side of the transformers. The neutral carries the unbalanced load. More than likely the “victims tried to steal that bare copper ground wire and when they open the connection they became neutralised.

Poop happens.

a reply to: DAVID64
Hehehe, it's a thug zapper

Yes kids, "DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE" means just that.

Several years ago we had an epidemic of copper theft, and two clowns tried to steal wires off a live power pole.

Or at least the investigators figured it was two. Wasn't much left besides two pairs of boots inside a scorched circle...

Shocking for their families too, not as shocking but shocking none the less.

Sometimes fences are there to protect stupid folks from themselves

Imagine how desperate someone must be to risk electrocution and death for a little money. I feel for them and the families they left behind. May they find more peace in the afterlife then they did in life.