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Hi tension wires heat up a lot. Surround the hi tension wires with cold water. That will make sure of two things. The heat from the wires is pulled in by the water, which keeps the water unfrozen in winter and the lesser temperature of the hi tension wires mean lesser resistance. So more power passes
through without loss.
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I've seen icicles on power lines in winter so I'm not sure there's *that* much loss. |
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Baked. Some of London's power lines are run along the bottom of canals. |
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Wow you can learn something new here. For real.
That is fascinating to know [hippo]. |
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[blissmiss] Yeah. Sometimes I am tempted to use halfbakery as "where is this idea baked" query engine. |
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