Ameren power demonstration - 1700 volts hitting a grounded hotdog.   The hotdog is held near the overhead wire of an electric railway, in the jaws of a fiberglass grounding stick which is attached to the rail below, which serves as the ground conductor for the system. The hotdog serves as a human analog, illustrating the severe shock which could be received by touching the wire.
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