Huge arc Flash

Short but effective. Biggest flash I've ever seen

[barneylinet]

that was no arc flash, that was God clearing HIs throat.

[NaveedAhmedpuri]

"It's not... it's not shutting down"

[BackyardBeeKeepingNuevo]

Journeyman to the helper…”I love the smell of burnt wires in the foundry. It smells like Overtime!”😂

[allyenderman]

boss: "Quit staring out the window at the storm outside! We have lightning in the foundry!"
the lightning in the foundry:

[Invitingsauce]

Good thing your standing behind the safety railing. Lol

[freeman]

You're going to need a bigger conductor!

[RobA]

This is why all the connections from the furnace transformer to the electrodes need to be rock solid!

[embersaffron]

Oh god damn, the electricity was very angry for you putting it in a tube that day I suppose

[carlousmagus]

Don't stand next to the warp core!

[christopherleubner]

That would have made me soil myself. 40 to 80 MW of juice arcing wide open.😮

[NutterButteryt]

I hope everyone is okay and that machine is not expensive to repair

[RedArrow]

These workers are the real heroes of this country this job is insane god bless you

[fallyn]

i do love how this is basically a glorified water kettle

[DayInTheLifeOfAl]

Odd that the cameraman focused on this prior to the arc, premonition?

[robertmendick]

Electric Arc Furnace using electricity to melt scrap iron and steel

[D--X]

Looks like an average rammstein concert 🤷‍♂️

[martinswiney]

You dont run as fast as I do. I woulda been hittin the door

[jimwilloughby]

Watching this brings up a couple questions. First, just how big are these electrodes?, and second, How long do they last before replacement?

[HansOvervoorde]

"Just a terminator from the future doing its thing"

[kennethprocak]

If the footage was longer you would see all the dust fall down from the building roof and frame. Night time.