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Birds standing on a single electrical cable do not get electrocuted because there is no path for the current to flow. For electrical current to flow, there needs to be a difference in potential at at least two points. For example, if a bird was standing on one cable and touched another with its wing, the potential difference (voltage) between the two cables would cause a massive overcurrent to flow through the bird, instantly killing it in almost every case.
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Why don't birds get shock while they sit on electric transmission wires?
no they dont
Why do birds sit together on telephone lines?
For a start, most telephone wires are insulated and carry little or no electricity so, apart from falling off and hurting themselves, they won't get hurt on telephone wires. Really, you should have asked about why birds don't get hurt on overhead electrical wires. The answer is fairly simple really - to get electrocuted from those wires you need to complete the circuit, in this case touch the ground, for the electricity to surge through the body. Birds only sit on the wire and do not touch the ground, so they can't be electrocuted.
Why dont birds die when landing on electrical cables?
High voltage electricity can kill if it passes trough your body. When birds sit on the power cable, the electrical current cannot pass trough their body because no part of their body is touching the ground or any other wire.
How do you make an electrical magnet?
To Make An Electo-Magnet you need to saughter 2 wires , A Battery And a switch to ther magnet , i dont really know i saw it on youtube...
Why dont birds tip over when they sit on telephone wires?
birds have special tendons that allow them lock around the perch. With tendons located behind their ankle and in front of their knee, they weight of their body stretches the tendons so they lock around the perch
What does Let The Birds Fly mean?
it means dont try to change someone. let the birds be birds and do what birds do...
What birds can't walk?
birds can walk .. how do they start get ready to fly ? you dont see birds flying when its night time ? but some birds live on branches , but i dont think some birds cant walk .. i donno .. -MimiRules
How do you feed birds without the bluejays steeling it all?
bluejays are birds and they dont steal it they eat it so you dont actually have a problem
Do simple machines use wires?
some simple machines do need wires and some dont
Are birds great?
birds are lovely creatures but some times they can be nasty. i love birds, if you like birds then hi-5 but if you dont grrrrrr
How do you avoid hunting in electrical machines?
DOnt buy electrical machines. :)
Do larger birds eat owls?
i dont know but i dont think so.
