Stupid child plays chicken on railway line.

[Langweilig]

Dear, oh dear. One would assume, somewhat cynically that if the stupid
child is killed, the railway company would be blamed?

The comments make enjoyable reading.

http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/07/20/shocking-pi...

[Flintstone]

Never mind playing chicken, what about this cretin?

[hidetheelephants]

How/why is he not lying blackened, twitching and smoking on the tracks? Unless he's a fking acrobat, he ought to be.

ETA I'm not thinking like a chav; the tt probably flung a bicycle onto the lines to short them and blow the breaker.

[miniman]

hidetheelephants said:

How/why is he not lying blackened, twitching and smoking on the tracks? Unless he's a fking acrobat, he ought to be.

ETA I'm not thinking like a chav; the tt probably flung a bicycle onto the lines to short them and blow the breaker.

Because he's not earthed.

[odyssey2200]

Darwin's finest at work!

[youngsyr]

miniman said:

hidetheelephants said:

How/why is he not lying blackened, twitching and smoking on the tracks? Unless he's a fking acrobat, he ought to be.

ETA I'm not thinking like a chav; the tt probably flung a bicycle onto the lines to short them and blow the breaker.

Because he's not earthed.

I think the question was - how did he get in to that position without being fried?

At some point he went from being earthed to not being earthed and attached to high voltage lines and alive. It's difficult to see how from that picture.

Edited by youngsyr on Wednesday 21st July 09:45

[OnTheOverrun]

As ever, the comments are scarier than the story.

[hidetheelephants]

youngsyr said:

miniman said:

hidetheelephants said:

How/why is he not lying blackened, twitching and smoking on the tracks? Unless he's a fking acrobat, he ought to be.

ETA I'm not thinking like a chav; the tt probably flung a bicycle onto the lines to short them and blow the breaker.

Because he's not earthed.

I think the question was - how did he get in to that position without being fried?

At some point he went from being earthed to not being earthed and attached to high voltage lines and alive. It's difficult to see how from that picture.

Edited by youngsyr on Wednesday 21st July 09:45

That's my point; I understand how liveworking works, just can't fathom how he got there without making a circuit.

[tinman0]

hidetheelephants said:

That's my point; I understand how liveworking works, just can't fathom how he got there without making a circuit.

damn good jump!

[LD1Racing]

hidetheelephants said:

How/why is he not lying blackened, twitching and smoking on the tracks? Unless he's a fking acrobat, he ought to be.

ETA I'm not thinking like a chav; the tt probably flung a bicycle onto the lines to short them and blow the breaker.

Linked article said:

Luckily for him, they were switched off at the time.

HTH

[anonymous-user]

miniman said:

hidetheelephants said:

How/why is he not lying blackened, twitching and smoking on the tracks? Unless he's a fking acrobat, he ought to be.

ETA I'm not thinking like a chav; the tt probably flung a bicycle onto the lines to short them and blow the breaker.

Because he's not earthed.

Ever seen linesman work on live lines? They get flown in by helicopter, at no point are they earthed, I can assure you they need a special suit to do it!!

Edited by Dave_ST220 on Wednesday 21st July 14:42

[anonymous-user]

Dave_ST220 said:

Ever seen linesman work on live lines? They get flown in by helicopter, at no point are they earthed, I can ssure you they need a special suite to do it!!

Leather or fabric? I'd want a recliner too, personally.

[anonymous-user]

smart ass.

[aclivity]

Dave_ST220 said:

miniman said:

hidetheelephants said:

How/why is he not lying blackened, twitching and smoking on the tracks? Unless he's a fking acrobat, he ought to be.

ETA I'm not thinking like a chav; the tt probably flung a bicycle onto the lines to short them and blow the breaker.

Because he's not earthed.

Ever seen linesman work on live lines? They get flown in by helicopter, at no point are they earthed, I can assure you they need a special suit to do it!!

Edited by Dave_ST220 on Wednesday 21st July 14:42

Is that as much to do with the static charge that builds up on the helicopter as the blades spin? I've been advised that you should NEVER touch the cable from a helicopter until it has first touched the ground (sea, in the case of diver rescue) to discharge that build up.

[anonymous-user]

No I'm talking thousands of volts that come to shake you hand See here :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_NEAEGeFIw&fea...

[Flintstone]

hidetheelephants said:

youngsyr said:

miniman said:

hidetheelephants said:

How/why is he not lying blackened, twitching and smoking on the tracks? Unless he's a fking acrobat, he ought to be.

ETA I'm not thinking like a chav; the tt probably flung a bicycle onto the lines to short them and blow the breaker.

Because he's not earthed.

I think the question was - how did he get in to that position without being fried?

At some point he went from being earthed to not being earthed and attached to high voltage lines and alive. It's difficult to see how from that picture.

Edited by youngsyr on Wednesday 21st July 09:45

That's my point; I understand how liveworking works, just can't fathom how he got there without making a circuit.

The article says the power was off. Even if he (thought he) knew that what the hell possessed him?

[Petrolhead_Rich]

can it be turned on for a few seconds to melt his shellsuit and rid the world of another "thing"??