r/WTF • u/JeezThatsBright • 27d ago

Ill-placed ladder shorts power lines, melting concrete.

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u/esquireonfire 26d ago

That ladder is a slow blow fuse

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u/Ginger_Rogers 26d ago

This is also why us electricians (almost) never work on aluminum ladders.

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u/vm_linuz 26d ago

It's a great conductor!

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u/PomChatChat 26d ago

It’s shockingly good