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Bird Vaporizes, real or fake? #206853
08/20/12 12:17 AM 08/20/12 12:17 AM

BigB

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One of the guys on my welding forum posted a link to this, seems most think it's a fake. What do you think?

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82720739/

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Re: Bird Vaporizes, real or fake? [Re: BigB] #206854
08/20/12 12:46 AM 08/20/12 12:46 AM

gfretwell

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fake

Greg Fretwell

Re: Bird Vaporizes, real or fake? [Re: BigB] #206857
08/20/12 10:46 AM 08/20/12 10:46 AM

electure

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A fake..........

Ebaumsworld is pretty well known as a humor site

Re: Bird Vaporizes, real or fake? [Re: BigB] #206859
08/20/12 12:45 PM 08/20/12 12:45 PM

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Anyone who invented a way to make pigeons vanish would surpass Bill Gates as the richest man on earth.

Re: Bird Vaporizes, real or fake? [Re: BigB] #206860
08/20/12 12:51 PM 08/20/12 12:51 PM

gfretwell

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The 13kv transformer outside my house has fried a few squirrels and there is plenty left over. It is also a lot bigger blast. They hit the ground, cooked medium well, after a big boom and a flash of light you can see with the blinds closed.

Greg Fretwell

Re: Bird Vaporizes, real or fake? [Re: BigB] #206863
08/20/12 02:34 PM 08/20/12 02:34 PM

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Video is fake!
I agree with Greg, vaporizing don't happen. A young bald eagle take 13.2KV and there was deff a body.

4 leg creatures always leave something to remember them by. Years back, a cat that was on 7KV buss was hit twice, and there was still a body to clean out.

John

Re: Bird Vaporizes, real or fake? [Re: BigB] #206872
08/21/12 09:05 AM 08/21/12 09:05 AM

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...and all that remained was the bill!

- ducks and runs for cover! Quack!

Wood work but can't!

Re: Bird Vaporizes, real or fake? [Re: BigB] #206899
08/28/12 06:02 PM 08/28/12 06:02 PM

mho

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A rat climbed into 6600 Volt metal clad switchgear,
got across two phases.
The blast blew the door open and tripped
the feeder. But the rat was still there.
That shut down a paper machine on my watch.

Re: Bird Vaporizes, real or fake? [Re: BigB] #206900
08/28/12 10:14 PM 08/28/12 10:14 PM

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mho:
Welcome to ECN Forums!!! From one of the 'Jersey Guys'!!
JUmp in anytime!

John

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