The story here goes that a driver securing his load of timber outside Jackson, TN tossed a cable over his trailer not paying attention to the power lines looming over his rig. Of course, he caught one, sending 7200 volts coursing through the entire affair. The resulting s**tstorm set the truck and the load of lumber ablaze almost immediately, leaving behind a dumbstruck driver who's lucky as hell to be alive. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago tags truck incinerated driver hooks 7200V power |
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A man had to deliver some sand. 0 comments edit related share weirdUnfortunately there were power lines in the way. Fortunately his truck fit under the power lines. Unfortunately he raised the back of the dump truck, hit the power lines, and set his truck on fire. Fortunately he was already at the fire station. Unfortunately they had to watch the truck burn for 45 minutes until the power could be shut off. picked by Fanatic 3 years ago |
A UPS driver loved his job so much that when he died this week, his body was transported from the funeral home to the cemetery in a UPS truck. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share weird |
A tow truck driver upset over a recent ticket tried to tow a marked police cruiser. 2 comments edit related share plime.comSorry, this is a dupe. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
"When Kelly's boyfriend got out of the truck to help her out, the driver left while she was still inside" picked by gammerus 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A man using a motorized parachute got caught in overhead power lines, stranding him for about eight hours until cranes rescued him early Thursday. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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What a driver - good at reversing! picked by topofall 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The truck came to rest on its side against electrical power poles after spilling its load of cucumbers onto the highway. 2 comments edit related share weird*No real news here, I just loved the headline. picked by kakana 4 months ago |
Walter Witthoeft had just woken up and went outside to put power steering fluid in his truck. When he popped the hood, he saw a pair of eyes, heard growling and then noticed a dog wiggling around in his engine. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share science |
After losing control on a patch of ice, this pickup truck is literally hanging on with only a tiny piece of metal. 0 comments edit related share plime.comIt's a 70 foot drop to the bottom of the river. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago |
Officials told Channel 11 when the car hit the truck, the rig's 41,000 pounds of coil came loose. The coil hit the cab of the trailer, and then rolled on top of the teen's car. 3 comments edit related share plime.com*I'm astounded that the impact would have caused this cable to come loose. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago |
US Air Force may soon be refueling tiny spy planes by stealing energy while hanging from power lines. It could even temporarily change its shape to look more like innocuous piece of trash hanging from the cable. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share technology |
It looks as though this beer truck has had one too many, but it was snagged by a heat-stressed, sagging cable wire in Hillsdale at about 2:15 this afternoon. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A plan to offer consumers Internet access through their home's power lines may soon come to fruition for residents of Grand Ledge, Mich. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A motorist's sneeze caused a crash which almost claimed his life. Paul Harrison's Peugeot 206 clipped the kerb and rolled over before bursting into flames. The 30-year-old driver was trapped and could have died if it had not been for passer-by Matthew Norris, who dragged him, unharmed, from the burning wreckage. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share world |
Coalition forces discovered a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device disguised as a Red Crescent food relief truck in southeastern Mosul Feb. 15. 2 comments edit related share plime.comThe truck was labeled with hospital markings but contained eight 55-gallon drums with more than 5,000 pounds of unknown bulk explosives. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
The Truck Farm is a living, mobile garden inside the bed of a 1986 Dodge half-ton pickup truck, parked on the streets of Brooklyn which grows tomatoes, broccoli, arugula, and parsley. Check out some videos of the farm in action. WANT!!! picked by suebe 3 months ago 3 comments edit related share science |
The driver of the big rig made it out of the truck moments before it burst into flames. He suffered no injuries. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
During a recent test on property owned by manufacturer Oshkosh Truck Co., TerraMax barreled down a dusty road with its driver seat empty. It stopped at a four-way intersection and waited as staged traffic resolved before obediently lurching on its way. picked by punthe 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Cem Tokac stood by as a truck crossed a railway line. Obscured from his view an approaching train ploughed into the other side of the truck and pushed it right over him. 6 comments edit related share plime.comWatch the video in some considerable disbelief as Cem escapes this with minor injuries. picked by pocksucket 9 months ago |
One of wind powers drawbacks is no one wants it to mar their view. They want it to mar someone elses of course. Placing the turbines far off shore could help alleviate the problem. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share technology |