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Dad gives hyper-specific technical breakdown of daughter's power pole tattoo

This two-panel collage meme opens with a tweet from user starfish laura asking if viewers think her dad likes her new tattoo. The left panel shows a photo of the poster's lower leg, which has a black ink tattoo of an electrical utility pole with multiple power lines and an attached street lamp. The right panel shows a screenshot of a text message exchange between the poster and her dad Paul. Paul first jokes that he didn't realize she felt so strongly about electrical transmission infrastructure, then launches into an extremely detailed technical breakdown of the utility pole design shown in the tattoo, noting voltage configurations, street lamp type, likely Australian origin of the pole design, and the possibility of included telecommunications cabling. The humor comes from the fact that Paul's intensely enthusiastic, niche technical rant makes it clear he loves the tattoo, even without explicitly stating so.
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@starfish laura X (Twitter)

do you think my dad likes my new tattoo?

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Wow! I didn't know you felt so strongly about electrical transmission infrastructure
yeah i think it's cool
The top set of lines are 22kV in a Delta configuration, three wire. Under that is 415V in Star, 4 wire. The streetlamp looks like a Sodium or Mercury Vapour of about 400w. The whole lot looks Australian and has a standard cross arm design
There may even be telecommunications cabling!

Overview

This two-panel collage meme opens with a tweet from user starfish laura asking if viewers think her dad likes her new tattoo. The left panel shows a photo of the poster's lower leg, which has a black ink tattoo of an electrical utility pole with multiple power lines and an attached street lamp. The right panel shows a screenshot of a text message exchange between the poster and her dad Paul. Paul first jokes that he didn't realize she felt so strongly about electrical transmission infrastructure, then launches into an extremely detailed technical breakdown of the utility pole design shown in the tattoo, noting voltage configurations, street lamp type, likely Australian origin of the pole design, and the possibility of included telecommunications cabling. The humor comes from the fact that Paul's intensely enthusiastic, niche technical rant makes it clear he loves the tattoo, even without explicitly stating so.

Origin notes

This meme was originally posted as a public tweet by X (formerly Twitter) user @sugarqueer (display name starfish laura). It was later reposted on the X account @WholesomeMeme via their RSS feed, where it gained widespread traction for its wholesome, relatable take on dad enthusiasm for niche technical subjects.

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This image is a screenshot of an X (formerly Twitter) post from user starfish laura (@sugarqueer), who asks "do you think my dad likes my new tattoo?". Two side-by-side images follow the question: the left shows a fine-line tattoo of an electrical transmission utility pole with connected wires and a streetlamp, inked on the poster's lower leg. The right shows a screenshot of a text message exchange between the poster and her dad, Paul. Paul first reacts by noting he did not know she felt strongly about electrical transmission infrastructure, then proceeds to give a detailed technical breakdown of the pole shown in the tattoo: he identifies 22kV Delta configuration top lines, 415V Star lower lines, a ~400w sodium or mercury vapor streetlamp, states the design appears to be standard Australian cross arm style, and adds there may also be telecommunications cabling on the pole, demonstrating his enthusiastic, niche knowledge of the topic in response to the tattoo.

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