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Do you have to be touching the ground directly to conduct electricity?
Wiki User
∙ 6y ago
No. You could be standing on a metal ladder and get shocked.
Onie Koch
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∙ 10y agoNot necessarily. You must be touching two conductors that are at different potentials to conduct electricity.
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A safety procedure where electricity is channeled directly into the ground?
grounding
What to stay away from when lightning hits?
You should always stay away from trees that's for sure. Most importantly do not be or be near the highest structure or growth. Stay off high ground, and do not be holding anything that will conduct electricity, such as a golf club (graphite will conduct electricity as readily ans titanium or steel too) or an aluminum baseball bat.
What energy source is dug out of the ground and is burned to make electricity?
The energy source which Is dug out of the ground is called coal and is can be burnt to make electricity
What is it called when electricity is tranferred into the ground?
Earthing
How does electricity reach your house and school?
Through above ground/below ground power lines.
Why is Electric weak to Ground?
Because the ground dosen't conduct electricity.
What happens if you touch a pylon?
nothing but if you touch the electricity wires you will get a shock but only if you touch them at the same time or one but you are touching that is touching the ground or you are touching the ground
How do things conduct electricity?
To conduct electricity you have to have a power source and a ground. For example if you stick something metal into a house wall socket while holding onto it, the socket is the power source and you become the ground.
A safety procedure where electricity is channeled directly into the ground?
grounding
How does undertaker get hit by lightning and does not get hurt?
He wouldn't of been touching the ground. The electricity is trying to get to the earth, and if you are not touching it, it does not hurt. Same with electrocution. Hope it helped. =)
How can birds perch safely on an electric wire that would kill us?
They are not directly touching the ground. There is no way for the electrical current to complete itself if it went through the bird. If you were to stand on the ground and touch the wire you would be 'zapped', for you completed an alternate route for the electricity to take.
What precautions to be taken when working with static electricity?
well, it depends on what you are working with that involves static. For static electricity to form, there needs to be a circuit completed in some fashion, weather that be between 2 objects or between something and you, and you would need a way to prevent that current from traveling too you, thus, you must ground yourself. You can in effect ground yourself by touching something that does not conduct electricity. If your working with an already completed circuit, then just treat it as you would any electricity.
Why do buildings and homes have lightning rods on top of them?
To conduct the electricity from the air to the ground, preventing a direct strike to the structure
Why can birds sit on a wire without getting an electric shocked?
You only get an electric shock if you are touching both the ground and the electric wire, (or close enough to both for the electricity to arc) Birds sat on electricity cables are not close enough to the ground for the electricity to arc, therefore they do not get shocked.
Are you actually touching the ground?
No, you are not actually Touching the ground; You're Hovering.
Can a goal be scored in soccer directly from a goal kick without even touching anything even the ground?
Yes it is possible.
Do you have to be touching the ground to conduct?
Not necessarily. You could touch the Neutral wire and hit a hot and get a shock. You could touch something that is grounded and then become a conductor that way.
