In the video below, you can see three individuals handling bamboo poles connected to electrical lines. They inadvertently cause a short circuit (the light you see) and get electrocuted. Fortunately, they survive without any visible injuries, but the shock eventually takes them out.
I assume this is a residential line because only a single-phase wire is visible, and the lack of visible injuries suggests a lower voltage. Since this appears to be in an Asian region, the voltage would likely be around 470V AC. Dry bamboo has a resistance of about 10^8 to 10^14 ohms per meter (essentially an insulator). Therefore, I suspect the bamboo was wet, possibly due to rain. This means they likely received an electrical shock in the range of 250-350V AC, which knocked them out. I’ve seen someone instantly killed (we’re talking nanoseconds here) by a 120kV line. This is why i avoid anything higher than household voltage 240v ac in my line of work.
The powerline workers in this area did a poor job. Powerlines should be placed high up, and anyone attempting to work around them should wear thick rubber shoes, not sandals or flip-flops.
In the foreground, you can also see someone has thrown a wire onto the line. This might be an attempt to illegally tap electricity for their house or a homemade transformer, which is extremely dangerous.
