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[–] plactagonic@sopuli.xyz 77 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My brother started working for company that makes these things and now he points every little detail on them.

"Look at this insulator" "Look these anchor points are made at factory I visited last week" ...

[–] pageflight@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

I would subscribe to his YouTube channel!

[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He does important work to keep railroads working I imagine then! I believe those are the tensioners for high voltage lines over trans and railways

[–] plactagonic@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

Lol, mainly documentation and cad work. Dealing with architects if it is for trams or trolleybus lines, politicians and bureaucrats that makes the public orders and stuff like that.