True stories
 

In the federal state of Brandenburg near the town Zossen, a crow was set on fire by an electricity overland line, fell dead and burning down from the sky and onto a meadow and set it ablaze. The firebrigade arrived with 25 and had to extinguish a fire of 3000 sqm. source: Die Welt.

:dead:

Crispy crow wings, anyone?

Squirrels like the chew the electrical wires. They usually do not last long.

Was the headline: Krähebrandenstromtotabbrennenvonhimmelundfeldflamm en :hmmm:

Eat more Crow.:03:

Play with electricity and risk getting your fingers/udders burned :hmm2:

A few years ago, a stork flew against a main power cable and cause the biggest power loss in the country. All the south had no power for 6 hours, the capital for 4 hours. :o
I can not remember every detail, but after the short circuit derivative by the cable snap, I think several cut-outs short circuit or something.

On storks.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-911179.html

O_O

I guess those wires don't mess around. :rotfl2: :har:

At least it wasn't a populated area. :yep:

On the other hand, FIRE!

I guess that is a Stork Trooper :O: