What not to do at a gig when the power cord gets hung up!

That's both funny and terrifyingly uncool at the same time. I'm sure the worker was told the power was off, talk about a "Holy Crap" moment!!

Would be a good clip to use to sell incontinence undergarments though.
 
JoKeR III said:
That's both funny and terrifyingly uncool at the same time. I'm sure the worker was told the power was off, talk about a "Holy Crap" moment!!

Would be a good clip to use to sell incontinence undergarments though.
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I’m guessing it’s a 44,000 Volt line.

“Depends undergarments, for that Holy Crap moment on the job!”
 
That is terrifying. Fortunately, it seems like he was wearing PPE

Something as common on the stage as scaffolds are also a potential danger. Here is an unexpected accident with dramatic consequences:

EDIT: video deleted because of shocking content.
 
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Wow, that scaffolding accident video is hard to watch.

Long story short, years ago I hooked up our 240v power distro system into an on-stage power box at a large club in Lubbock TX, but didn't check things out as I should have beforehand. The end result was an instant ball of fire between the two twist-lock connectors I was using. I was standing behind the drum set when it happened. I threw down the cables and they landed on one of the drum cases behind the drummer. Our drummer had JUST finished getting his kit set set up. Prior to that day, I'd never seen a drummer run through a drum kit before. I also set an indoor track record running to the other side of the club (a converted supermarket) to get to the disconnect box and shut off the power before I burned the whole place down. That's just ONE of my "Fun With Electricity" stories, lol.
 
TG3K said:
That's just ONE of my "Fun With Electricity" stories, lol.
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My dad used to disconnect the spark wire from the plug, when he was done using the lawn mower. So, when I was older and started doing the lawn on my own, I tried to do the same. Unfortunately, I failed to observe two key things my dad did;

1) he waited until the engine stopped rotating after he shut the engine off and

2) he grabbed the spark wire from the insulated part, not the metal connector that clamps on to the spark plaug.

Damn, what a jolt! I couldn't let go of the damn thing until the engine stopped rotating.
 
Late ‘70s my nine piece horn band was playing in Cut Bank Montana. Big loud PA,dozens of 1000 watt par 64’s.

Started with a Tower of Power song. Old cowboy looking dude stands up, throws his hat at the PA. Pulls out a big knife and picks up a handful of cables along front of stage and starts hacking.

Turns out her grabbed the 240v light truss feed. Lights go out and the place smells like bbq and burnt hair. Lights come on and he is spotwelded to our cable dead as a door nail.

Turns out he was this rich rancher that employed 80 percent of the town.

State patrol escorted us to the Wyoming border so we wouldn’t get lynched.

Rock and roll doesn’t smell like that anymore!
 
Xrocker said:
Late ‘70s my nine piece horn band was playing in Cut Bank Montana. Big loud PA,dozens of 1000 watt par 64’s.

Started with a Tower of Power song. Old cowboy looking dude stands up, throws his hat at the PA. Pulls out a big knife and picks up a handful of cables along front of stage and starts hacking.

Turns out her grabbed the 240v light truss feed. Lights go out and the place smells like bbq and burnt hair. Lights come on and he is spotwelded to our cable dead as a door nail.

Turns out he was this rich rancher that employed 80 percent of the town.

State patrol escorted us to the Wyoming border so we wouldn’t get lynched.

Rock and roll doesn’t smell like that anymore!
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Sorry but I don't get this

Why did this guy started to cut the electric wires with a knife?
 
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