Why are pieces of stones used to cover the ground at electric switchyards instead of just having a concrete floor ?
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Along with all the valid reasons listed, Ive also heard that snakes love that soothing 50Hz vibration (60Hz in the US) that emanates from HV switch gear – so much so that they’ve been known to wrap themselves around transformers causing it to short out. The jaggedly ass ballast rock acts as a deterrent since they don’t like crossing it.
I like this explanation but I haven’t had much luck in trying to verify how true it is, so it might be bullshit.
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