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[–]Trogathor -1 points0 points ago

Or a successful photoshop. There's no way the line would still be that tight without the pole. Also, it's pretty obvious.

[–]NinjaKingSupreme[S] 1 point2 points ago

Terribly sorry for not satisfying you, random internet stranger.

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[–]dbcspace 0 points1 point ago

I think this looks real. I've seen a similar situation, sans fire.

You can't really tell how much the wires are sagging (or not) with such a close perspective. Power lines are typically drawn pretty tight, and with what looks like 10 lines attached to the pole, it's not surprising that 10X several hundred foot long lengths of stranded wire firmly mounted to intact poles every few hundred feet would be capable of supporting maybe a few hundred pounds at best?

The second pic leads me to believe you're a lineman, Ninja.

[–]dbcspace 0 points1 point ago

I don't know...

I don't think I'd jump to any conclusions based simply on the wires showing no sag...

The remains of the pole are in the shape of a cross, and I think science has pretty handily proven that cross shapes are inexorably drawn upward in defiance of the "theory" of gravity. The common myth is that only gold crosses worn around the neck ascend, typically carrying the soul to heaven, but the laboratory at Oral Roberts U tells us that any item in the shape of a cross can levitate