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In 1989, this story about an underground electrical transmission line spread across the early internet like wildfire. It had a big impact on me as a kid, and I wanted to share it with you! I think the Scattergood-Olympic transmission line is probably LA's most famous power line, although it has now been replaced with a more modern line since 2018.

Original story here: https://www.jwz.org/blog/2002/11/engineering-pornography/

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Sep 21, 2021 · 32 points, 2 comments · submitted by obi1kenobi

⬐ liminalsunset
Was watching this video and thought it sounded almost exactly like jwz's story about this that was posted here years ago - and at the end/in the description, he specifically mentions that's where he got it.
The visual aids in the video really helped to explain the original story - I'm glad there's a visual to associate with this story now!

⬐ wrenky
You should watch more of Practical Engineering! The dude is super knowledgeable, has great graphics and physical experiments he uses to show his point, and every video is fascinating.

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