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I was thinking about how crazy this is before realising it's true.
by dannyw 5y ago
I was thinking about how crazy this is before realising it's true.
- danielbln 5y agoStill sounds partly crazy to me (German). All those lines on poles in the US, I think the only lines here that are above ground are these super high voltage long distance power lines, anything else is underground (and safe from weather etc.)
- AlotOfReading 5y agoGeology is one reason. Many major urban areas in the western US have a layer of caliche under the surface. Digging through 1m+ of natural concrete makes underground lines even more hideously expensive than they would otherwise be.