r/WTF • u/HoneyRush • Sep 12 '26

Load testing

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u/FloridaVapes Sep 12 '26 edited Sep 12 '26

Holy shit are three phases just shorting to ground in a pot of oil? BY HAND!? This might be the worst electrical safety video I’ve ever seen, and that includes arc flashes and accidental electrocutions. Can’t imagine this job position being “permanent” in any capacity!

Edit: assuming I’m seeing it correctly without processing the video, his ammeter read 12 amps on one phase!

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u/HoneyRush Sep 12 '26

Don't be ridiculous, it doesn't look like oil, it's probably just salty water

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u/douira Sep 13 '26

I guess it's just generating liters of chlorine and hydrogen gas?

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u/schplat Sep 13 '26

Nowhere near liters.. 1 amp-hour produces .4l (of Cl2 gas), so at 12 amps, that'd be 4.8l/hour. Over the 16 second video? Roughly 20ml would have been produced. This assumes sea water level of salt. IIRC, the amount of H2 gas should be roughly equivalent.

And it'll also leave behind some aqueous Sodium Hydroxide (lye).

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u/SoulWager Sep 14 '26

Given the size of those cables, I think 120A is more likely than 12A.