can the power go out even if the power lines are under ground?
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Yes if the sub station were the power comes from goes down, it won't make a difference where your lines are
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Yes very good insulation as most domestic wiring is insulated with PVC there are some specialist plastics which can be made to conduct electricity but not normaly.\njust to add for all the people saying that it is not an insulator my work involves working on live overhead line equipment up to 11000 volts and the only thing that keeps me alive is the plastic insulation on the truck and tools
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Unless you have a surge protector and a backup system, it isn't recommended to leave your computer on. If lightning strikes, it can fry out the electronics in your computer.
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"the only reason why birds on power lines usually aren't electrocuted is because the wire is the only thing they're touching!   \n\nLike all energy, electricity seeks equilibrium, or balance. That means electricity will flow from high-energy areas to areas of less energy, always using the path of least resistance. So if the bird has one foot on our original wire, and the other foot on, for example, the ground or on a different wire with less voltage, the bird would be electrocuted, because the electricity would pass through the bird on its way from the high-voltage line to the lower-voltage line or the ground.\n\nBut as long as both of the bird's feet are on the same wire (or wires of the same voltage), the bird is safe. The current doesn't have anywhere else to go, so the electricity won't pass through the bird--it stays on the path of least resistance, the wire.\n\nThis would work for humans, too--if you were to hang suspended from one of these wires, you wouldn't be electrocuted, as long as you didn't get too close to anything else, like a ladder or a telephone pole or the ground. But don't try this experiment at home! If you want proof, just look up at the birds on the wires!"\n\nThere is another website at the sources that could help you. Hope this helps!!! :0)
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Either above ground or below you have loss dependent on the length of travel.  It is more efficient to run at higher voltages, that is why there are step up transformers at the beginning of long runs and step down transformers from the main lines to the house lines.\n\nSome loss occurs as a result of heat energy
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if i werent afraid of heights, yes. when technicians work on high power lines, they basically do the same thing. ask any lineman, the theory works.
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wells u can do without electricity but water i dont think can do with out without electricity do the things the hard way without water probably die...
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Plug all your computer equipment into a surge protective power bar...although very rare...it is known to happen\n\nBut to keep your system running should the power go out...install a generator to your power fuse panel.
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personally I wouldn't worry about anything under 50 Watts\n\nmore than that, limit usage or get distance from whatever it is\n\nliving under high voltage power lines is way worse and they have a hard time proving what that does, I know its bad for people though, how bad and in what ways I don't know
225453
nope, impossible if it is powered off
49289
They have back up generators available in case the power fails.
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any wire can carry a charge, and a thunderstorm can hit any wire outside your home.... so if your computer is connected to 1) a power outlet or 2) any other wire such as phone or broadband, there is a risk that lightning will hit the right line outside and send a gigantic current to your computer (destroying it)... so yes, unplug your pc completely (leave the keyboard and mouse...)
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Will power Leave it alone and don't touch
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I really dont think so, i mean if you are talking about em waves given off by electrical equipment of this kind then no.  The only concern with such equipment is that all the connections are properly in place and there is no lose wiring sticking out of it so that it is earthed properly and completely safe.
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lots of things can affect commo, everything there is satalite linked so really bad sandstorms can knock them out.  also your brother is probably in balad.  i was there in a helicopter unit and the power goes out all the time.  send him an email he'll get back to you when he can.  don't call the red cross.
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EMP can also travel along anything that conducts electricity, not just through the air. Examples of this include phone lines, power lines and network lines . With that being said, any electrical device that is turned off but plugged in, can be "fried".\n\nEven devices not plugged in can also be fried, depending on the intensity of the EMP pulse.\n\nSince there are also wires and many electrical and computerized components in modern cars, the same can also be said for modern cars that are turned off. The same can not be said for older, carborated cars with fewer electrical and little to no computerized components.\n\nUltimately, it really depends on how powerful the EMP pulse is.\n\nI also watch Jericho and had the same questions you did, so I looked up the answers on the internet and posted my source with my answer.
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Yes and it can even be damaged by the fluctuations that are normally on the phone line itself. A computer, and a modem especially, is always subject to electrical damage from many sources, storms, normal spikes and outages and even from a spike in the amount of current on a phone line plugged into it. Surge strips for power and phone lines are a poor defense for these spikes but better than nothing. The cheapest protection is unplugging it. If you don't, you take your chances. Personally I don't worry that much about it, but it can and does happen. Your call Man!