A file photo of workers installing a utility pole to support power lines after an unprecedented winter storm in Houston, Texas, US. The People’s Daily published a video on the Twitter-like Weibo showing the Chinese man suspended about 10 metres (30 feet) in the air as he did a stomach crunch off the top of the pylon. — Reuters
SHANGHAI: A man in China scaled a utility pole to do sit-ups off the top of it, stunning onlookers and causing a power cut to thousands of homes, media said on Feb 23.
The unnamed man was taken away by police following his antics on Sunday evening on the outskirts of the southwestern city of Chengdu, the People’s Daily said.
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