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Fire brings down power line tower
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The firefighters' reaction when the tower starts to fall
Apr 19, 2017 7:00 PM
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https://streamable.com/wtyvu#
The firefighters' reaction when the tower starts to fall
Zetor
"I told you it was stupid to store all that jet fuel straight under the pylon!"
mattadore
I think that's the proper reaction.
psykolog
Fire can't melt steel beams
illicited
Fire can't melt steel
BaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaBATMAN
You see the people who start to run, they stop running because they think the danger is over, then start running again? Those die in movies.
Ultrafire3
ohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshit
maktao
And here is another demonstration of how metal weakens and becomes all bendy when heated to a high enough temperature. Not liquid, but soft.
ClockWork2011
Clearly bush himself planted bombs before the fire started. You can see the explosions right before the tower collapses. Open your eyes!
wadenelson1
400kV lines I'd have evacuated rather than battling the blaze. Once power was off THEN deal with the fire, etc.
TwoSeamer
Kind of crazy that there seems to be so much tension on the wires, that they keep the tower upright (sort of)
atliens27
Design tensions for structures like that are around 10,000lbs per wire
Obnoxor
Some major stupidity in play not closing that road down. STUUUUUPID
ScuseMeWhileIWhipThisOut
Philippines .... http://news.mb.com.ph/2017/04/19/fire-topples-napocor-transmission-tower-in-muntinlupa/
Galahir950
I would have honestly bet on it being Atlanta at this point
FFFS
You know some poor gamer was having the game of their life........and it's gone.
PostmasterG
SuperTacticalSandwich
And traffic slows down as everyone looks to watch impending doom crashing down like "ooh, neat!"
Shewy92
Ya know, I would have shut down that road before this happened
justinbieberselfie
Yea, seems like that is what typically would have happened
Totallynotmyrealname
I would totally have that reaction. I would not want to be near any falling cables of other debris.
ekdrm2d1
Atlanta?
pineappleheadbutt
Philippines
catscatsyeahcats
As an Atlantan, sounds about right.
WyldStallynsRule
Research says Philippines: http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/04/20/1692073/fire-topples-transmission-tower-slex-alabang
TwoSeamer
Yeah, after the I85 and I20 problems, I'd expect that. But those firefighter suits look European (source: I'm European)
cdlong
Wait, are you talking about the second gif? http://replygif.net/i/1501.gif
TheMonsterHunter
Favourite part, you can still see the guys in traffic judging if they can get past it in time.
GasBandit
Guys on close side "FUCK STOP STOP STOP" Guys on far side "Eehhhh I'll risk it."
GasBandit
Superfly vs Magician's Red.
PingpongMuffinhead
NobleGhost117
Real talk though, what do firefighters do here? On one hand, shit's on fire. On the other hand, electrical wires. Can they still use water?
HairytheSheep
Needs a ton of foam, better angle of attack and more manpower. It looks like they probably have none of that
KevynDietz
They shut off the water and call the power company to cut power to the lines.
aerofoil
Indirect application of water can be used as a last resort. Bank it off of an object, make rain, etc. I'll let someone else try first.
tommy0877
But jet fuel can't melt steel beams.
FierceAndAdorable
FYI Building construction has a lot of built in fire retardants that exterior towers do not.
Radix865
But maybe it's just diesel.
ReaperNo1
Steel beams can melt if you don't use jet fuel
MrRight
Sure, lets just allow traffic to continue past a structure fire. morons...
MerToo
they knew pylon's pylonbros would be supportive in this difficult time
ZCOM
That's what I said, too. There's no way they didn't have enough time to at least close the roads in the area before it fell.
tomatoboy
Philippines, based on the signs in the video.
tomatoboy
Manila, based on the buses.
tomatoboy
Looks like a squatter area fire.
Clockworkdancerobot
What the hell were they storing under the tower that caught fire?
AfroHo
My mixtape
ElGrandeBanana
This is probably a slum that grew on the public land around the tower.
pineappleheadbutt
Illegal settlers
IamTOOOLDforThisShite
My mix tape.
Salvad0R
probably a sweatshop
wadenelson1
Jet fuel.
IllegalDuckling
Jet fuel can melt aluminium beams.
wadenelson1
Towers are constructed of galvanized steel. Checkmate.
probablyabnormal
Wait wait wait - so 9/11 was NOT an inside job?
wittie888
I know, that tower is made out of steel beams and it just melted!
TuggSpeedmann
Only needed to get the steel warm enough to become malleable, gravity and weight did the rest just like 9/11.
FrankPerkele
No, it was an electrical fire.
Ztiefeizter
I wouldn't jump to conclusions but I don't think that there's any jet fuel at the bottom of the electrical tower..
insan3guy
Of course it was, there were tons of people inside with jobs
shawnemack
Well the fire was mostly on the inside soooo
revelator
Wait wait wait - so this isn't from GTA 5?
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probablyabnormal
goddam i didn't even consider that
MoonbuttTheGreat
"let's throw them off the scent by melting... A steel electric tower!" "brilliant! "
ClockWork2011
The downvotes you received makes me think we haven't laughed all the tinfoil hatters out of the website yet.
probablyabnormal
Guess not
MilDravin
"This just in....heat melts metal, public reaction 'shocking' "
ICommentWithGifs1
MrWolfwood
We interviewed the public. Lady "OH MAH LAWD IT WAS JUS COMIN DOWN AND I YELLED JESUS SAHV MAH JESUS"
MerToo
AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FO' DAT!!!
Xandraelle
#BUSH DID POWER LINE TOWER FIRE
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WuTangoReinhardtUnchained
I got down voted for saying the same about that bridge that collapsed
Ferfax
Just like jet fuel would do to steel beams...
VigorousButtstuff
Heat weakens metals. It doesn't even have to melt to be weak enough to collapse under load.
Iamnotacreativeman
But jet fuel cannot
ClockWork2011
That was jet fuel that was burning down there.
LiterallyWorseThanHitler
doesn't even need to melt it, just needs to soften it enough
Ihavemytowel
Yup anneal rigid copper pipe & you can practically tie it in knots.
hurricanescratch
Why is he getting down voted he's right. Source: I'm a blacksmith
Ihavemytowel
Idk, people are weird. On another note- very cool being a blacksmith. Make anything interesting?
hurricanescratch
Made a gun once. And it only shot once :/
DavidBrooker
Name one time fire has ever caused the collapse of a steel structure.
carkuffb101
in Atlanta a shopping cart full of plastic and rags ignited pvc pipes that led to the interstate collapse. shut down i85 for months
IamTOOOLDforThisShite
Well, there was that one September morning ...
DavidBrooker
Grats on getting the joke.
grumpy173
Name another building with the same design as the WTC Towers that caught fire. Oh, that's right, you can't because there weren't others.
DavidBrooker
Checkmate, atheists
IamTOOOLDforThisShite
Science, bitch.
NotGarrusVakarian
Many times???
DavidBrooker
You're fake news.
NotGarrusVakarian
You're fake news sir
RRRIV
But can jet fuel melt steel beams?
qorthos
I've literally done the math, the WTC, with the damage to the interior columns, would collapse at 500C. Yes, I'm a structural Engineer.
TheOneTrueNerd
With high enough winds.... Anything can melt steel.
TheOneTrueNerd
I've melted steel with charcoal briquettes and a leaf blower, ffs.
DontTazeMeBrah
No but Dank Memes can
PhycoPenguin
JET FUEL CANT JFK THE MOONLANDING!
ElCabaro
Well that maybe true but you forgot to accommodate for the illuminati coefficient
dviking
At 400°C, steel loses half it's structural integrity. Jet fuel doesn't need to melt it.
dhaskjdhawyajhdbsdbgwakjhbdnmcckclkklkl
Yes jesus christ jet fuel caught other shit on fire that burns at higher temperatures which melted the steel.
PhiIIipJFry
It would be very strange if there was something there that burns hotter than jet fuel.
PhiIIipJFry
I just want to make it very clear to whoever downvoted me I don't think jet fuel should melt steel beams, just directly replying/
malfunctionm1ke
NO?! It weakened the steel. Nothing of the steel was molten down!
Beelsebooob
No, just you don't have to melt metal for it to collapse. It becomes malleable at temperatures far lower than it melts.
mitzialbright
the third tower?
MetaphoricalFox
SherMattLockSmith
You don't need to melt steel to weaken it. Even heating to the temperature of jet fuel will incredibly weaken the steel.
TheRealHMint
Just because something burns at a certain temperature, doesn't mean you can't go higher if you keep burning it in an enclosed space...
finniss
Fuel burning temp doesn't matter. It's releasing BTUs and they have to go somewhere. 1st law of thermodynamics problem, not 2nd law.
finniss
Anything can melt steel if heat is contained. Blacksmiths could melt steel w/ wood, an insulated box, and of 02 to increase the BTU rate
dohcohv
Yeah, it was whatever they use to make chemtrails.
dhaskjdhawyajhdbsdbgwakjhbdnmcckclkklkl
Office desks, chairs, and human remains?
NOINOON
Ever tried to burn a corpse? It just doesn't combust.
ClockWork2011
OR maybe the jet fuel just weakened the structure and made it collapse not completely liquified the steel. Mind blowing right?
UndeadGopher
WAKE UP SHEEPLE!
Justmakingthingsup
Power line towers aren't designed to withstand fires - They're lightweight lattice structures. It may also be partially aluminum.
Glengoolie
Correct. Steel melts at 1800 degrees Fahrenheit, but looses its ability to hold shape at around 1000 to 1200 degrees. Jet fuel burns between
Glengoolie
800 degrees and 1400 degrees depending on the grade.
PleaseDontRespondToMySarcasticCommentsWithASeriousReply
Pretty much this...the "conspiracy" stems from how you can see molten metal pour out of one of the towers, but people forget that the 1/
PleaseDontRespondToMySarcasticCommentsWithASeriousReply
airplanes themselves used aluminum in their construction, which has a much lower melting point than steel and appears silver when molten 2/2
dhaskjdhawyajhdbsdbgwakjhbdnmcckclkklkl
Yeah totally either way, bush didnt put bombs in there.
tommyfox69
I mean... maybe not THIS time... ;)
ClockWork2011
I don't know what he did or didn't do, but there's no evidence to believe that he did.
linkthemissing
aBlubSaysItAll
Scariest thing: there was still power on those cables...
neutrik
Shocking!
rubbarz
I didnt see any mitochondria.
TwoSeamer
Kind of crazy that there seems to be so much tension on the wires, that they keep the tower upright (sort of)
3engdegrees
And that they are spraying water on it...
AvatarYangchen
What happens next will shock you!
Millillion
Not for long, though.
vidiv
And it'll kill you and it will hurt the entire time.
chargeling
I'm wondering if those two simultaneous flashes meant it was shut down… (forcefully, anyway.)
atliens27
Looks like a flash over from the jumper to the structure. I can't tell.
FLORlDAMAN
And the road near it wasn't closed.
turdfergy
Thanks asshole for more legislation
JackDaniels91
This is what boggles my mind. How the fuck wasnt the HUGE FREEWAY closed? What did they think was going to happen???
CheshireCad
It probably happened extremely quickly. There aren't even cops to keep the pedestrians away. Hard to coordinate things that fast.
jacksparrah
A hiking trail I use goes underneath towers like that. The hum that comes off the cables is terrifying.
Ulthirm
SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Honestly i cant go hiking its so damn loud.
jridley
My house is about 350 feet from a line. It makes a nice cozy warm buzz on damp days.
Tentrees
Is this the sort you can supposedly hold an incandescent bulb up to and it'll start glowing?
TheAwfulNene
Fluorescent tube, but not incandescent
atliens27
Try being in a 590kV substation. You don't want to touch anything.
atliens27
500
MrCrawler
Yep, I've been in one before. The air feels weird.
snowfork
I have heard stories of people being electrocuted so badly that their teeth came out. As well as losing fingers, toes, eyes, hair and skin.
Debauchery
Wasn't there a picture of what remained of an eagle who landed on a line like those on the FP not too long ago?
SmoothSaline
electrocution is like burn injuries, except from the inside.
SmoothSaline
oh, and it has a tendency to travel through your veins, which might boil your blood. literally. and burst said veins. or so i've been told.
TheMrGUnit
And based on the size of the towers, it's some very high voltage stuff.
GlowstickJedi
DANGER! DANGER!
UnknownGenius
HIGH VOLTAGE
AluminiumFalcon
Those are the size of the lines that come off our nuclear power plant and send power out of state.
JackDaniels91
They dump so much power into the ground that oftentimes I've been shocked touching our equipment in our laydown yards.
JackDaniels91
outside of ALL powerplants. They're all over the place here in detroit and in some cases transmit power directly to some of our (2)
JackDaniels91
They're used to transmit vast quantities of power over long distances and are usually strung up and connected directly to switchyards(1)
mistersaIvage
Or hydroelectric... the Bonneville Power-towers run through my backyard on their way to California.
GeorgeOeurwood
You too, huh?
JackDaniels91
Automotive assembly plants and steel mills. If you ever get the chance, walk outside some of those switchyards while they're live.(3)
atliens27
As some one who designs those for a living, that looks like 230kV.
SenpaiDrumpf
Is that a Pheasant line?
atliens27
Like the conductor size? I'm good but I'm not that good.
atliens27
I looked it up bc it was killing me. It is 230kV.
Contundo
Do Americans operate with different high-voltage lines than Europe? Considering the 110 and 240V difference
Trecares
We run off 60 hz frequencies. Euro is 50 hz. Voltage can be changed, frequency, not so much.
JackDaniels91
Yes. I'm not entirely sure why but i know transmission and generation in the US is different then elsewere
JackDaniels91
IIrc it has to do with frequency of AC. I know i sound stupid, I know WAY more about generation then transmission(2)
atliens27
Not really. For the most part higher voltage is all the same everywhere. Some utilities do random stuff but not unheard of.