cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · edit-28 days agoWhat would happen if a helicopter/chopper chops a power line, does the helicopter get electrocuted to death?message-squaremessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down13
arrow-up113arrow-down1message-squareWhat would happen if a helicopter/chopper chops a power line, does the helicopter get electrocuted to death?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · edit-28 days agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareAussiemandeus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoThat’s cool as, I’m sightly confused too how it cuts it though. Just sharp?
minus-squareuntorquer@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoYeah, there’s a wedge shape that creates a shearing stress on the wire while pushing a blade against it. It uses the momentum of the helicopter. Like when you cut paper by holding scissors open and just pushing them through.
minus-squareAussiemandeus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoI love that smooth cutting action on a new pair of scissors
That’s cool as, I’m sightly confused too how it cuts it though. Just sharp?
Yeah, there’s a wedge shape that creates a shearing stress on the wire while pushing a blade against it. It uses the momentum of the helicopter. Like when you cut paper by holding scissors open and just pushing them through.
I love that smooth cutting action on a new pair of scissors
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