Birdssittingonahigh-voltagewireareaneveryday

sight. And, as long as they just sit there, nothing will

happen. But once they’ve bridged the distance to an

adjacent cable or to the mast with a flapping wing, the result

is a short circuit of several 10,000-volt stationary systems.

Even a certain amount of feces in the right place can trigger

the same effect. If these flying animal hackers attack the

power-supply line of a train track, they can disable an entire

railway station by blocking trains from entering. Even more

dramatic: If a bird catches fire due to an electric shock and

falls to the ground, it can cause a big blaze on the ground.

To deter birds, dummies of their natural enemies (such as

owls) can be installed. But this can lead to other problems:

A falcon attack on a fake owl has caused a power outage...

NAME: AVES

ATTACK AREA: WORLDWIDE

PREFERRED TARGET: HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER LINES

WEAPON: WINGS

DAMAGE: EQUIPMENTMALFUNCTION,LARGE-SCALEFIRES

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ideasanddiscoveries.com 13 Mar 2017