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TB Diamond wrote:Once had to cross through the Englewood Light Rail station to get on our hopper train for Sterling. Folks waiting for the Light rail probably thought that the conductor and I were nuts, jumping off the platform and crossing the tracks. Safety First.
Perhaps some "fringe effects" from the live wire above coming down the shortest path to ground, especially if your feet were up upon the grounded rail, heh? Probably too wide a gap, too much resistance, and too low of a voltage to for a measurable differential from head to toe, heh?
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The safety rules are very specific: one never steps on any rail for any reason.
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Good point, I was just checkin'.
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In addition, ohms=infinity even if we had stepped on the rail.
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TB Diamond wrote:In addition, ohms=infinity even if we had stepped on the rail.