A brainless boy friend though that he could impress his girl friend by climbing over a fence, crossing the small roof that protects the overhead line and the catenary line holding that line straight, and then perform a small dance on that wire.

However, in line with European standards, the overhead catenary is not insulated. This dawned on him in a spectacular flash, like a sunrise, when his leg was ignited by the 15 kV AC from the line and he fell to the ground.

He will live and possibly impress his girl friend, and it seems his ultimate rope dance will not hinder him from performing his family duties, but the leg will initially look crispy.

Source: http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/ostschweiz/story/15798483

Submitted on 02/04/2014

Submitted by: Rene Laederach
Reference: 20 Minuten, 04-Feb-2014

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
He tried to use a high voltage line as a tightrope? I don't think we've had anything quite like that before, at least not recently. Thanks, Rene!

Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Oh my. Thanks Rene!

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