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Why are the power lines buzzing?
A biker passing by saw me staring up at the pole and said it's all up and down 30-A, not just mine.
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04-10-2009, 09:41 PM #2
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Moisture... always worse when it's humid or foggy.
If you can't fix it with a hammer... you've got an electrical problem.
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...and Bob would know. He's a power man!
"No, I don't skinny-dip. I chunky-dunk."
Sleep Talkin' Man - 10/15/10
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04-10-2009, 10:33 PM #4
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FROM LINKED "MOISTURE": Power lines produce an audible sound or buzz because they are producing something called a corona discharge that is interacting with the surrounding air.
Originally Posted by 30abob
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What a coincidence..
...I get a buzz when I discharge a Corona.
.But hey...Top Ramen tastes a whole lot better when you eat it off of a Granite Countertop. (Mr & Mrs Too Much Homebuyer)
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actually, it's all those socialists who've infiltrated the power grid...
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Put on your tin foil cap and feel the buzzzz
This sound of buzzing power lines was the norm in New Orleans.
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04-11-2009, 08:25 AM #7
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Originally Posted by goodwitch58
...that was taxing!
Which community along 30A shall we pillage this evening?....gttbm
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