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Did you know that when they first implemented electricity they just buried them pinned with nails on wood, no insulation? Back then insulating wires was more ex
by unnouinceput 6y ago
Did you know that when they first implemented electricity they just buried them pinned with nails on wood, no insulation? Back then insulating wires was more expensive than just eating energy losses via running current.
Like I said, it all comes down to economics.
- mikewarot 6y agoI'd really like to see evidence of this... if you bury wires directly, the voltage will speed corrosion to the point you won't have wires after a few weeks at best.
- MagnumOpus 6y agoBuried them behind drywall and ceilings, not in dirt. Look up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knob-and-tube_wiring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knob-and-tube_wiring that is in some cases operational even after a century.