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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.
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Why is it that birds can perch safeley on high voltage electric lines but if electrical workers accidentally touched a line they would be killed instantly?
Because birds are not 'grounded'. This means they are NOT touching the power line AND the ground, at the SAME time.
What is the plural of purch?
Perch? A fish? Plural would be Perch I believe. It would be plural from the sentence it is used in. I caught a Perch. I caught a few Perch. Perch as in a resting place for a bird I believe it would be perches.
How would you put perch in a sentence?
"The perch was perfect for a nice bird".
When a pike and a perch mate do they produce a walleye?
No, the pike would eat the perch. Walleyes are large members of the perch family.
When is the reproduction of perchs?
A perch could be on a perch after some sort of storm that would cause the perch to be blown from the water and into a tree or a telephone pole.
Why do my parakeets keep pooping in the food bowl when it's above the perch?
Birds don't really control when or where they poop - they just, as Nike would say, do it. So if they are sitting on food bowl, that's where they'll 'go.' It's not uncommon for a parakeet to perch itself on the edge of its food bowl.
What would happen if a perch is placed in salt water?
There are certain types of perch that live in salt water, so in that case nothing would happen. However, if a fresh water perch was placed in salt water it would die. There are very few fish that can go between salt water and fresh water and perch is not one of them.
Can one safely use kitchen stainless steel pots on an electric GE ceramic glass electric cooktop?
No it actually does have the posibility of catching on fire i would just stick with what you would normally use
What is the answer to perch is to flounder as is to thrash?
Rather thinking fish, think movement. Floundering = Thrashing so I would think sit is similar to perch. So, perch is to flounder as is sit is to thrash.
How come birds on electric wires dont get electroucuted?
They are not grounded. Electricity is going to take the shortest route possible and with the least resistance...therefore it is "easier" for the electricity to travel in a straight line through the metal cables than to travel up and back down again through a bird which is not conductive. If you were to hang from a power line (assuming you didnt come close to another one) you would not be electricuted, only if you touch the ground or another wire or pole will you get zapped.Answer The resistance of the wire between the bird's feet is so low that the current passing through the conductor cannot create sufficient voltage drop to harm the bird. Should part of the bird come into contact with another line conductor, or an earthed conductor, then it will be killed.
When would a butterfly not flutter?
When it was not in the air flying but sitting on a perch.
What population would show the quickest increase if perch were eliminated from the food chain?
Whatever perch eat would increase in numbers. White perch are known to eat the eggs of such walleye and other true perches. And they eat small minnows like mud minnows and fathead minnows.
