A lot of crews doing outdoor parties now use scaffolding of some sort – either as deck / lighting stands or even as “anti-mosh” defences (so the stack doesn’t get sent over by moshers!)
these long metal poles are sometimes carried across fields late at night.
In most rural areas across the world electricity is distributed on bare overhead wires carried on wooden poles, at voltages ranging from 230/400V to 33,000 volts!
In some cases a metal object need only be within 50cm-1m of the wire to flash over and conduct electricity; and many people across the world have suffered injury or even been killed when metal poles have been brought into contact with overhead cables.
So look out, look up before moving poles around – check your surrounding area for cables!
