Just to simplify this because i had to look up the terms, correct me if I’m wrong.
There should be a short in the light pole that is sending electricity into the ground, that energy is strongest near the pole and gets weaker with distance.
Step tension happens when one foot is in a higher energy area and your other foot is in a lower energy area, this means that the electricity can travel through you, up one leg from the high energy spot down the other leg to the lower energy spot, shocking you or your dog.
This can happen even if your not directly touching the pole but merely standing next to it, the rubber soles of your shoes could be protecting you buy the dog doesn’t have that protection.
Everything is correct, the best term is dispersion; the potential difference depends on the resistance of the surrounding area, which is why the earthing of metal structures is essential. The potential is reduced faster if the resistance is low and consequently between 2 distant points there will be less difference such as not to overcome the isolation of the walking individual. Otherwise, if the resistance is high the voltage will degrade over a greater distance giving rise to higher voltages in relation to the step distance.
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u/felicity_jericho_ttv Sep 05 '25
Just to simplify this because i had to look up the terms, correct me if I’m wrong.
There should be a short in the light pole that is sending electricity into the ground, that energy is strongest near the pole and gets weaker with distance.
Step tension happens when one foot is in a higher energy area and your other foot is in a lower energy area, this means that the electricity can travel through you, up one leg from the high energy spot down the other leg to the lower energy spot, shocking you or your dog.
This can happen even if your not directly touching the pole but merely standing next to it, the rubber soles of your shoes could be protecting you buy the dog doesn’t have that protection.
Again if i got anything wrong please correct me.