It's 'Fool for the Pity' Friday

There is a useful saying, "I'd rather be lucky than good."

In the case of one unknown young Brit it needs to be amended to say, "I'd rather be lucky than smart."

Normally that's a 25,000-volt electric line he's swinging from. It had been shut off due to some sort of troubles on a train track nearby. However, a guy in the know said that:

"The overhead cables carry 25,000 volts and, although the overheads had been switched off to deal with another incident closer to the station, a residual current of at least 5,000 volts would have still been running through the cables."

Explanation: none.

Lucky, not smart.