Three people in critical condition from Google data center 'electrical incident'

Re:Three people in critical condition from Google data cente... by ta2234234242 on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @12:52AM (#32394283)

More powerful than that. Think molten metal going everywhere or vaporizing into the air.

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Re:Three people in critical condition from Google data cente... by changoplatanero on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @01:39AM (#32394532)

What happens to the vaporized metal after things cool down? Does it become dust?

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Re:Three people in critical condition from Google data cente... by hexane360 on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @01:49AM (#32394597)

To be more specific, when GP says 'vaporized', they mean that part of it turns into plasma, and a lot more is sprayed out as molten droplets.

All of it freezes on contact with solid surfaces, often the eyes and exposed body parts of the victims.

Here's a good (SFW) video demonstrating an arc flash: https://youtu.be/bPifdBpcMRY

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Re:Three people in critical condition from Google data cente... by ars on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @01:44AM (#32394565)

It becomes a metal oxide - don't breathe it. Basically it's powered rock, rocks are made of metal oxides.

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Re:Three people in critical condition from Google data cente... by sebazzz on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @01:48AM (#32394591)

So basically the metal is going back to its original form. You might also call it accelerated rust.

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