WHEN A WOODEN POLE TURNS INTO A LIGHTNING BOLT… 🔥⚡ This is what happens when high voltage bad insulation a wet or contaminated pole all team up at the wrong moment. 😳 The pole basically becomes a giant conductor, the current tracks down the surface, and BOOM — flashover → arc path → fireworks nobody asked for. 💥 Common Causes: 👉 Wet / contaminated wooden pole 👉 Failed or cracked insulator 👉 Poor grounding or missing bonding path 👉 Salt, dust, humidity forming a conductive layer 👉 Overvol