Thai posts share false 'umbrella electrocution risk' claim alongside advice for Skytrain passengers
Advice for passengers of Bangkok's mass transit railway system has been shared in multiple Thai-language social media posts that falsely claim people risk being electrocuted by "10,000 watts of electricity in the stations' roofs" if they open an umbrella on a station platform. Both the operator of the elevated railway and an electrical engineering expert have refuted the claim, pointing out the trains are powered by electricity supplied through a third rail on the railway tracks.
Source: yahoo.com