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submitted 5 months ago by federino to c/[email protected]

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[–] nieceandtows 21 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Is that unusual?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's not very typical.

[–] nieceandtows 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What are the chances?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

A gust of wind? In the middle of a field? Chance in a million!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

it's not very vertical either

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, my understanding is that this is unexpected behavior. It's more conventional for these pylons to fall over in groups rather than individually.

For example, last year:

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1812393/eyes-on-heavy-cables-after-binondo-pylons-collapse

Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:46 AM August 05, 2023

The sudden collapse of seven power pylons in Manila’s Binondo district on Thursday afternoon not only prompted calls for an investigation into the immediate cause..

https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-pylons-collapse-pretoria-f0189bea0b6ad846e6d66e2be6d6d172

Published 6:14 AM PDT, April 10, 2023

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — At least seven large electricity pylons collapsed onto a highway near the South African capital of Pretoria, causing a multiple-vehicle crash, city authorities and emergency services said Monday.

https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/pics-another-collapse-of-power-pylons-in-gauteng-20230414

14 Apr 2023

Five electricity pylons collapsed on the R101 in Hammanskraal on Monday night, Eskom confirmed.

This came just a day after seven collapsed on the N4 in Pretoria.

This "lone pylon syndrome" is rather concerning.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

let's consider ourselves lucky the entire herd isn't affected. Disease can propagate quickly between individuals