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This famous photo is known as “The Kiss of Life.” (1967). Photo by Rocco Morabito.
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Randall Champion accidentally touched a high-voltage line, electrifying himself and stopping his heart. A fellow linemen J.D. Thompson performed mouth-to-mouth CPR until paramedics arrived. Champion survived.
The lengths some people will go to to get a kiss from their crush.
Big Spider-Man fans.
“We work hard, we play hard”
I left my dip in the truck. Bro, I got you
Here is the [full-story](https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/kiss-life-utility-worker-giving-mouth-mouth-co-worker-contacted-high-voltage-wire-1967/) Nice colorization btw.
Can’t show this in Florida.
I only see this picture once every few years and still brings chills down my spine
Did the guy survived?
I find this pic very upsetting. My grandfather died this way . I am glad Champion had a buddy or co worker like Thompson present and acted fast enough to save his life it is so important to have the knowledge of cpr and a buddy on-site .
“Why are men so toxic and afraid to express emotions to one another?”
*guy gives another guy standard mouth to mouth in order to literally save his life*
“They’re so gay for each other.”
There was simply no need whatsoever to badly colorize this iconic photograph.
I work in line clearance, reading the comments makes me happy to know if im ever in this shit of a situation that at least the world will call me gay
As a former electrical worker who had to do first response for an accident, I can bet that the biggest thing this dude is feeling is cold. When I was having to help keep my coworker alive my entire body felt like it was dipped in an ice bath.
Are there any medics that can help me understand how rescue breaths would help him survive? Or was the savior performing chest compressions as well?
Will aways up vote this pic. Be safe out there brothers!
What are the horizontal cables in this photo? Are they carrying power? for stability? part of the lineman’s tie-off?
I was a lineman for 30yrs ,glad I never had to do this
All the years I’ve been alive, I don’t recall ever seeing this or learning of this story.
What an experience that much have been for both of them!
Now that’s a fucking man
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I actually met J.D. Thompson a 3-5 years ago while working for Walgreens. I had both the honor of printing this photo to be hung in a linemen museum and listening to the entirety of the story from the man himself. It’ll always be one of the greatest moments in my life. He was such a kind and humble soul. Spent about an hour with him. Always happy to see this photo pop up.
Me looking at the photo: Aw they’re in love!🥰
Reddit Comments: one of them is dying you fucking idiot
Danger, danger!
High voltage!
When we touch, when we kiss
When we touch, when we kiss
https://youtu.be/R-FxmoVM7X4
That coworker is a legend
Still a better love story than Twilight.
My dad is a lineman, he criticises US linemen and their work culture a LOT. Apparently these accidents still happen a lot due to their mentality of “another fallen hero” type of stuff similar to how they see the military, like these deaths are acceptable because they take pride that their work is dangerous. He said there should be consistent strict training and reprimanding in order to lessen these incidents from happening, if something like this happened in the company it should be back to basic training.
A hero in action.
For those that don’t know:
[Mouth to mouth is said to be a waste of time, you should spend every second on chest compressions instead](https://www.verywellhealth.com/why-mouth-to-mouth-during-cpr-is-not-necessary-1298415) of splitting it with trying to push air into their lungs (with little effect if any)
My oldest son is a lineman.Looking at this photo scares the shit out of me
Hard hitting photo hero
Fun fact:
The photographer of this photo was a fucking ball turret gunner on a B17 in WWII.
So it’s a photo of a certified badass taking a photo of other bad asses
Extraordinary photo
I worked for an electric utility for many years; this photo was in our Line Dept and I would wager, in nearly every overhead department in the country. It is used to teach lineman and others the importance of training in pole-top rescue and underscore for them of the constant danger and need for safety in working live conductors. I understand it also won a Pulitzer for the photographer.
every lineman’s family knows this photo