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Why do high-speed train power lines zig-zag instead of running straight?
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--- FOOTAGE CREDITS (Educational Fair Use) ---
• Footage courtesy: BBC News (@BBCNews) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpRqlehZ0X8
• Footage courtesy: Let's Grow Up (@LetsGrowUp) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goyDcdI_EAk
• Footage courtesy: Simple Things - Surprising Histories (@SimpleThingsHistories) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsYmhQ01KjE

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00:00Electric trains rip down the tracks at 300 kilometers per hour.
00:04The rooftop metal arm scrapes against the overhead cable to steal massive amounts of electricity.
00:10Running that wire in a straight line gouges a deep trench straight through the sliding metal collector.
00:16Engineers zigzag the overhead wire horizontally so friction spreads evenly across the entire contact strip surface.
00:23This clever mechanical offset saves the sliding shoe from being sliced clean in half.
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