| I remember reading a story in Radio World about 20 years ago about a guy who fell from a tower while working on it. The remarkable thing, and the reason for the story, was that he lived. He said that he managed to partially break his fall because he was able to grab some guy wires as he fell. He never managed to hold onto them for long, and they sliced his hands up, but they slowed him enough that he survived.
But you're absolutely right about the wires. If this moron had hit one and gotten snagged, he'd likely have died, if, for no other reason, because I have no idea how they'd have gotten him down. A crane would be the only way, and it could have been days before they could have gotten one set up.
I don't think the terms "moron" or "idiot" fully convey how stupid this person was for trying a stunt like that. After due consideration, I don't think the radiation could have harmed his brain too much, since there wasn't much there to harm in the first place. |
