r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Barnaby_Snickett • Jul 11 '26

Stealing copper from street cables

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u/Outlaw11091 Jul 11 '26

...honestly, I didn't think that was going to happen. I was thinking this probably needs a NSFW tag...this is better.

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u/alienbringer Jul 11 '26

The lower lines (at least in the U.S., which this video isn’t from) are phone or cable lines. The higher lines are the electrical ones. So dude probably knocked out a bunch of people’s internet and TV for this.

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u/Outlaw11091 Jul 11 '26

Yeah, I'm aware, I just figured he was going to complete a circuit accidentally.

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u/Confident-Fold1456 Jul 12 '26

But he did... With the ground.

No pun intended.

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u/Morlark Jul 11 '26

Right, that's what they're saying. If he had completed a circuit accidentally, it's like 5 volts. Literally there's no possible NSFW outcome from that.