The Hum - edit

[dukealien]

Eccelente!
The subject is topical in Australia where we're seeing a tussle of sorts between wealthy farmers after more money, and transmission companies putting up more transmission lines over their land to carry power from distant solar and spread out wind farms.

At least we don't get the hissing and sizzling of pole mounted distribution transformers anymore. That wasn't a lot of fun.

Digressing, but speaking of transformers... some years ago, on the property of a place I worked, parrots* built a gigantic colonial nest on and around a pair of transformers.  It finally caught fire, taking out transformers, power to our offices, and a number of parrots.  They may have liked the warmth; I doubt the hum attracted them, but who knows?  Presumably the fire was not caused by smoking in bed...

*Formerly inhabiting a large cage at a restaurant which went out of business and thoughtfully released them.  They formed an increasing and quite ornamental flock in the area; of course, some escaped the fire.  I wonder where they are now...