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If you touch live wires with a length of wood can you be electrocuted?
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There are two conditions at play here. It depends on the moisture content of the wood and the potential of the voltage. If the wood is old and dry there is less chance of getting a shock over a newly milled length of wood. On the other hand if the voltage is is high enough you will get a flash over even with wood that seems to be dry. When the power goes out and then a few seconds it comes back on again and stays on it is usually a tree limb that is the cause of the outage. What the power company is trying to doing is burn the branch off of the power line. If successful the power stays on. They are exploiting the fact that moist wood will conduct electricity.
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Why should you not use an iron rod to push a live wire?
Iron rod is a conductive material. You will get electrocuted if you touch a live wire with any conductive material like iron rod. It could be fatal to do so.
Why you get an electric shock if you touch live and neutral wire?
Because there is a potential difference between the live and neutral wires.
What are the three wires of track lighting?
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If water is a good conductor of electricity then if live electric wire comes in contact with sea or ocean then will all fishes or any person touching the water get electrocuted?
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What are the live and neutral wires in a ceiling light?
Black is hot and white is neutral.
What stops you from getting electrocuted?
Most often, the habit of staying away from live wires.
Why do birds land on live wires and don't die?
In order to receive a shock you must touch one wire and the ground or one wire and the "ground" wire. Electricity flows in a loop between wires and you must contact two wires at the same time. When a large bird, like a pelican or something with a long wing span lands on the wires and accidently touch one of the other wires while they are standing on the other one they do get electrocuted and die. The wires are usually far enough apart so they can't touch two at the same time. If there is a wire that falls on the ground and someone on the ground touches the wire, then they can get electrocuted and die. You have to complete a circuit to get a shock.
What happen when two live wires touch each other?
Sparks
How do you test to see if wires are live?
With a voltage detector or a multi meter. Don't touch the wires to your tongue. That would be bad!
What are the safety measures against electric shock?
· Never touch the live electrical wires · Never touch electrical plugs with wet hands · Use dry or rubber soled Sholes while repairing the electrical works · Never touch the live and naked wires
Why should you not use an iron rod to push a live wire?
Iron rod is a conductive material. You will get electrocuted if you touch a live wire with any conductive material like iron rod. It could be fatal to do so.
What may happen when two live wires touch each others?
short circuit
Why you get an electric shock if you touch live and neutral wire?
Because there is a potential difference between the live and neutral wires.
What will happen to you if you get hit by a spark?
you will get electrocuted and you might die and live
How many volts does electricity in your house carry which can cause you electric shock or even death if you touch the live wires?
!,22@
How did Michael scofield die?
He either died from being electrocuted from the wires in series finally or from newly sprouted tumor.
How far away from a point source of electricity do you have to be so that you don't get electrocuted?
how far out do you have to be to live off grid
