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Posted By: pauluk Copper thieves still at it - 09/18/08 06:06 PM
Although this is one that won't be doing it again:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-copper-cable-carrying-11-000-volts.html
Posted By: SolarPowered Re: Copper thieves still at it - 09/18/08 08:16 PM
Funny, the wire in the photo doesn't really look like it's insulated for 11,000V...


wink
Posted By: pauluk Re: Copper thieves still at it - 09/18/08 09:47 PM
Originally Posted by SolarPowered
Funny, the wire in the photo doesn't really look like it's insulated for 11,000V...


I thought that too! You can imagine the conversation in the newspaper office:

"Boy, go find me a generic picture of copper wire."
{ Searches for photo....}

"Will this do?"

"Yeah, it's wire, isn't it?" crazy
Posted By: Elviscat Re: Copper thieves still at it - 09/18/08 10:56 PM
"Mr Thompson's sister, Samantha Hopkins, told an inquest in Newport that her brother was unemployed and had been a heroin addict.

She added: "Although for the past eight months (of his life) he was totally clean.""

uh-huh, suuuuuure.

Also, do you really call bolt cutters bolt croppers in the UK?
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