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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.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoBirds don't get electrocuted because electricity travels through the wires and when it reaches the stoby pole it goes down to the houses. For a bird to get electrocuted it would have to have one foot on each wire on each side of the stoby pole.
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∙ 13y agocause' the birds feet are not on the earth and electricity is finding the fastest way to the ground therefore the circut can not get through
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∙ 11y agowhen the electricity pass through the body of person we get the shock a bird is perch on the electric on the wire the electricity is not passing through the bird
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