the bird does'nt get shock as it is not grounded.,but does current
flow through it,it also being a good conductor of electricity
2006-10-21 06:37:56 · 9 answers · asked by Aq 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Theoretically, a very (very very) small bit of the current will go though the bird's feet. A bird is never as good a conductor as the metal used for wires, and by orders of magnitue. Since electricity follows the path of least resistance, most of it will be happy to stay in the cable.
A bird is a good conductor of electricity only when compared with air.
2006-10-21 07:00:22 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Current wil not flow thru a bird sitting on an current carrying wire(bare) because :
If grounding is not there , then there will not be a potential difference for current to pass through it and air is a bad conductor.
2006-10-21 07:15:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vincent is the only one that got it right.
There will be a tiny difference in voltage between the birds feet because of the Resistance of the wire, but the current through the bird will be in micro amps.
2006-10-21 08:34:22 · answer #3 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at it like this. The resistance of the birf is much higher than that of the cable. Most of the current flows though the cable and only a very small amout(microamperes) flows though the bird.
2006-10-21 06:42:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that would kill it, that's what grounded is. The copper is a much more "appealing" path for the electricity than the bird.
2006-10-21 06:41:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the wire needs a ground to complete the circuit
2006-10-21 06:43:03 · answer #6 · answered by phockit47 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No (and I don't think the wires that birds might perch on are made form copper).
2006-10-21 06:44:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because the bird is not grounded.
2006-10-21 06:40:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi. No, but eagles are often killed because their wingspan is great enough to contact both the wire and the tower.
2006-10-21 06:44:16 · answer #9 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋