An intact city block in Manhattan was electrify by stray potential difference yesterday , charging up everything from the metal street eat into to the doorknob .
The event began when a isolated V of electrical energy meet an other break of the day rain . That , mix with the lingering salinity leave on the street from earlier snows , make the perfect tempest for the conductivity of electrical energy , which distribute speedily — and it sound terrifying . FromThe New York Times :
The metal grates in the pavement on the east side of the street were electrified , as were many other metal objects in the area . “ They were also picking up isolated voltage on nearby doorknobs , ” said Bob McGee , a spokesman for the usefulness .
Pretty amazingly , there were no reports of injuries . Although the street was shut down and people were asked to stay inside their buildings until the electricity was able to be brought back down by late good afternoon .
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