[Galemp]

LV side substation arcing causes transformer to explode (5.1 MB mpeg)

A power arc to ground on the low voltage side of this substation behaves like the welding torch from Hell, chewing up everything in its path. Protection hardware either fails to open the HV side or is unable to detect the presence of the arcing ground fault. Excessive current eventually causes the substation's power transformer to overheat, severely cooking its innards. The transformer's pressure release valves finally vent a mist of hot oil vapor which subsequently ignites and explodes in a ball of flame. The forceful explosion of an expulsion fuse finally cuts power with a bright blue flash and BANG. However, The weakened tank of the transformer fails, spilling flaming mineral oil into the surrounding area.

One of the greatest video clips I've ever seen... right up there with the exploding whale.

(Courtesy of the Nikola Tesla information center.)

[Drew]

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[IceFire]

Almost as good as the guy who is doing a documentary when he gets buzzed at grass level by a Spitfire!  Now that was good!   I'll dig it up!+

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[01010]

Nah, wasn't as good as the whale exploding video. That was plain hillarious.

[Fineus]

An actual whale exploding? If so - thats not funny

[Stryke 9]

Yes it was.

Too bad they never caught much of the bit afterwards, with all the people screaming and running away from smoking chunks of whale careening out of the sky.

[Stryke 9]

Incidentially, the information age kicks ass.

http://perp.com/whale/

[01010]

Originally posted by Kalfireth
An actual whale exploding? If so - thats not funny

I beg to differ. A huge dead washed up fatty boombatty whale on a beach and some clever person decided to dynamite it.

Cue whale blubber caving in car roofs and people a mile down the beach hitting the sand dunes. It's awesome.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by IceFire
Almost as good as the guy who is doing a documentary when he gets buzzed at grass level by a Spitfire!  Now that was good!   I'll dig it up!+

Sounds like the vieo for Writing to reach you.....

[diamondgeezer]

I come back after two nights off and there is not one single thread I want to reply to. How sad.

[JR2000Z]

Uhhh....here's a fireworks factory blowing up.

[Stryke 9]

I approve.

[diamondgeezer]

Crikey. Fireworks factory 1, cameraman 0

[Flipside]

LOL Now all we need in FS2 is fx like that!

[Stryke 9]

Natural selection. Anyone who sees a place known to be storing various high explosives and propellants catch fire and stands around and takes pictures is obviously in too few pieces.

[Knight Templar]

Er..what's so spectacular about flickering lights and a bit of fire?

The Whale nad the Fireworks on the other hand..

[phreak]

haha!

anyone know the language of the voice in the fireworks factory?

[Knight Templar]

Sounds German.

[Grey Wolf]

How is it funny putting explosives in the carcass of an endangered species?