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Three power substations vandalized in Washington state, over 14K lost power
- matt3210 4y agoWhen is this going to be classified as terrorism or (insert verb for what a traitor does)?
- pacificmint 4y ago> (insert verb for what a traitor does) You mean Treason?
- tamaharbor 4y agoWith all of the exposed overhead lines everywhere, all you need is a metallic helium balloon released in the appropriate place.
- trianglesphere 4y agoYou need way more than one. Trees, storms, and cars take out distribution power lines all the time. Substations, which was got attacked, have less redundancy and way fewer spare parts on hand.
- theCrowing 4y agoThat's why you would use normal balloons filled with helium and graphite powder.
- LastNevadan 4y agoWhen I was a kid, a friend of mine and I found a flexible metal rod on the ground about two meters in length. The 14-year-old geniuses we were, we decided to toss it at the power lines above until we shorted them. After about 40 minutes my friend made a successful throw, landing it perfectly across the overhead lines. The rod partially vaporized and bits of it landed in the grass, starting small fires. We put out the fires by stomping on them and then ran like hell. We later learned that we had blown a fuse, shutting off power to the street where it occurred, probably affecting about 50 homes. We swore one another not to tell anyone. We escaped punishment for our crime.
- gonzo 4y agoSince you’re from Nevada… There was a similar incident at the Green Valley Country Club involving a golf club and the overhead lines in the early 1980s
- JakeAl 4y agoSomeone's probing the grid. They only need out take out the right stations to take out the east, west or central grids and if all grids go down getting the them back up becomes exponentially more difficult. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1kMkmxC7HU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1kMkmxC7HU
- Proven 4y ago[dead]