Posted on 08/14/2023 5:26:39 PM PDT by Libloather
Horrifying footage shows the moment two Lollapalooza-goers were shocked by the third rail of a Chicago train - after entering the unauthorized area to take a series of photos.
Disturbing video circulating on social media shows the pair - as well as another member of their group - sitting on tracks and attempting to take a selfie, before a male member of the party leans back and is zapped with 600 volts.
He is then seen hauling a girl next to him on top of himself as he goes rigid with pain, shocking her in the process. The incident at 7.30pm left both victims, an unnamed man and woman, hospitalized on August 5, with the former in critical condition.
Neither have been identified, but first responders who rushed to the scene, at Chicago Transit Authority's Ridgeland Green Line station to rescue the pair said they are both in their 20s.
The two, who officials said had been making their way to the festival in Grant Park, were ultimately pulled off the rail by another member of the group, who managed to avoid being seriously electrocute but appeared to brave at least one shock while trying to rescue his companions.
In the now circulating footage, the duo are seen going limp after sitting on the dangerous, current-providing rail, through which a constant stream of voltage is funneled perpetually.
He is seen fighting through what appear to be a series of shocks himself as he struggles to heave his companions' dead weight - eventually doing with the help of several other straphangers, apparent horrified by what they have seen.
The footage is incredibly graphic, and shows how the travelers had gone onto the tracks to take pictures, with the girl - who was also hospitalized...
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I think I know the video you’re talking about. The guy turned into a human lightning bolt.
That was 13 kV, not 600 V.
But 600 V is plenty, especially when it’s backed up by 20 or 30 thousand amps, which a subway third rail is probably capable of.
Yes, it’s true: The man has no XXXX.
ISWUDT. Well played.
Yeah. One of the biggest myths surrounding the pee-on-a-ee-lectric fence story is that it’s a myth. It’s very real, oh my yesss...
Those Sons of Mary should not be messing around with Sons-of-Martha stuff.
Looks like they were fine with their butts on the rail and their rubber soled shoes on the ground. But then one of them grounded out through his back. That will leave a mark.
Darwin lives.
Incredibly graphic ensues key word observation
Stupid people
Why do you want a picture on the tracks???
Zero
Having lost a friend’s son who was a high tension line lineman up in a bucket and his arm with a cotton shirt sleeve and large gloves— brushed high voltage, and was killed horribly— by grounding to something in the bucket... you are correct. 2 more seconds and more than a mark.
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