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Old 26th March 2012 | 15:38
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abgd
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Paraglider and hang-glider pilots seem to do it on a fairly regular basis.

Alas I didn't see it, but one of my old hang-gliding colleagues got caught up in some lower voltage wires, which set his glider on fire. As his harness burned through, he was dropped a short distance to the ground, then scrambled to safety. Seconds later the power came on again, frying the wreckage and dropping it on the spot he had just vacated.

After I left, someone managed to shut down the east-coast main line for several hours by landing in the overhead lines. Aside from being somewhat antisocial, I always wondered whether they charged him for it. Never got to ask.
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