RE: Why Birds Don't Get Electrocuted/Shocked When Sitting On A Power Line

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Omor....that experiment is scary though 😅.

I have actually wondered how those birds are able to stand on those wires without being electrocuted. Two thoughts that usually come to my mind are that either the feets of the birds have some insulating tissues or that the feets are so dry that little or no blood flow through them. I haven't really reasoned through the theory you just demonstrated. But that makes sense.

So does it mean that if the bird should stand on one leg, the bird will be electrocuted?😁

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So does it mean that if the bird should stand on one leg, the bird will be electrocuted?😁

No and it's because the circuit is not complete.

On both legs, the circuit is complete but potential difference is zero - nothing to push the current.

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