# Belgian F16 pilot stuck on high voltage line after ejecting. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 19, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489 "2019-09-19T10:50:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/42 "2019-09-24T15:54:11Z")
> [@Cyros](#): > > There’s no waffling about that. > > (I went a different way with the puns. Shocking!) At least the plane didn’t pancake. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/43 "2019-09-24T15:59:03Z")
Then the pilot would’ve been toast; maybe even had his brains scrambled. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/44 "2019-09-24T17:43:24Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Then the pilot would’ve been toast; maybe even had his brains scrambled. Yes, considering how things could’ve turned out, this story has a syrupy ending. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/45 "2019-09-25T13:17:41Z")
The whole incident was a total blintz. Good thing the pilot didn’t crepe out. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/46 "2019-09-25T13:28:47Z")
I hope he thanked the first responders for saving his bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/47 "2019-09-25T13:48:39Z")
Good thing he wasn’t juiced at the time, or he would have been juiced by the juice, and not in a good way ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/48 "2019-09-25T16:45:44Z")
Could be worse, could be [stuck](https://www.nj.com/somerset/2019/09/watch-tree-company-helps-rescue-pilot-whose-plane-crashed-atop-trees-near-nj-airport.html) in your Cessna in a tree top … in New Jersey. Any landing you can walk from, with the help of a tree service crew … ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/49 "2019-09-25T16:51:25Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Could be worse, could be [stuck](https://www.nj.com/somerset/2019/09/watch-tree-company-helps-rescue-pilot-whose-plane-crashed-atop-trees-near-nj-airport.html) in your Cessna in a tree top … in New Jersey. > > Any landing you can walk from, with the help of a tree service crew … The thread is starting to branch out. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/50 "2019-09-25T20:00:40Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The thread is starting to branch out. I’ve been trying to come up with another pun, but I’m stumped. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/51 "2019-09-25T20:37:29Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I’ve been trying to come up with another pun, but I’m stumped. Try harder, maybe you can log something. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/52 "2019-09-26T00:23:15Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Try harder, maybe you can log something. I think I’ll leaf this topic alone and stick to other threads. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/53 "2019-09-26T12:55:59Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I think I’ll leaf this topic alone and stick to other threads. Why are you fleeing? I think you should talk about it & get to the root of your issue. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489/54 "2019-09-26T13:09:07Z")
Hey! No need to bark at the posters in this thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-f16-pilot-stuck-on-high-voltage-line-after-ejecting/840489.md?page=2)