like a bird on a wire
tags: Like a Bird on a Wire, wow, streaming video
A clip from a documentary entitled 'Straight Up' with men being transported by helicopter, then working on live power cables carrying more than half a million volts.
By wearing a suit made from fire retardent material and stainless steel thread, creating a 'Faraday cage', then attaching a metal wire to the helicopter, which must remain off the ground, these people work on live high voltage power lines. [3:11]