The military’s developed a hook called RAPS – Remote Auxiliary Power System (the military loves their acronyms) that taps into powerlines to recharge equipment. A soldier is supposed to throw the hook onto a powerline, then a little blade cuts through the insulation to touch the metal, and a transformer converts the AC power to DC. The most important thing to remember is that you have to be going exactly 88 miles per hour when the hook touches the powerline to activate the flux capacitor when the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity hits it.
Tags: Back to the Future, comedy
