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Simply because the man is 'grounded' through the pylon, or whatever he's standing on at the time - providing a low-resistance path to earth. If he were to grasp the line with both hands (like the crow sitting on the line) the electricity would take the shortest route of least resistance (ie continue through the cable instead of his body)

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