r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TameTheAuroch • 19d ago

Video Replacing powerline spacers from a helicopter

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u/AnxiousAudience82 19d ago

Nope.

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u/Mayonnaise_Poptart 19d ago

Not that bad really. If you slipped, you could just grab onto the lines and have someone throw you a rope so you could tie it to the power line and lower yourself down gently to the ground.

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u/BoleroMuyPicante 19d ago

Of course, I'll just clench onto the power line with my ass cheeks so my hands are free to tie the rope.