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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Japan is earthquake country so they get a pass.

India however...

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Japan is slowly burying all their overhead lines into the sidewalks. A lot of urban streets look so much nicer now than they did 10 years ago.

It’s probably no worse in an earthquake than the water mains, which would inherently be a lot more rigid than cables with intentional slack built into every segment.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Afaik, the problem with buried cables is that in case of a flood or tsunami they might break, get exposed and electrocute someone.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is that less likely to happen if the pole is knocked down instead of the line dug up?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

No idea, that's what I've been told, but Japanese engineers usually know what they are doing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I know that a downed power line is very visible, especially if it's live and touching water! I wonder if it's underground if you might miss the signs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Are they really safer in an earthquake though? Those poles could fall over and people could get caught under the cables, worst case while they're still under high voltage...