the.com/power lines
the visible internet of electrons, strung between poles like gossip.
means cables that carry electricity from power plants to homes and buildings, usually overhead on towers or poles.
from the first practical AC power lines went up in the 1880s-90s during the war of currents, when Tesla and Westinghouse's alternating current beat Edison's direct current for long-distance transmission because it survives the trip without dying of resistance.
voltage drophigh voltage used precisely so current stays low
sag purposelines droop on purpose to handle heat expansion
bird safetybirds survive by not touching two wires at once
buried costunderground lines cost 5 to 10 times more