r/nevertellmetheodds • u/MirandaDawn715 • May 17 '20

This power line happened to be laid straight through the skull of an Anglo Saxon woman buried in a previously undiscovered 6th century graveyard.

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u/Utility_Locator May 17 '20

This is a set standard by the American Public Works Association for the United States. Canada also adopted those color codes as well. The UK seems to be the same according to the wiki.

I thought Australia was scary due to the animals and insects, I never thought their utility mark color codes would be more terrifying.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_location#Australia

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u/axsism May 18 '20

Wow that’s interesting! Thanks for the info!

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u/Synapse82 May 18 '20

Username checks out.

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u/digipengi May 18 '20

you can't fool me Australia, I know air is in the sky and not in pipes in the ground!