I'm so confused...
2007-06-19 04:59:44 · 25 answers · asked by Venus Mantrap 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
They have to touch the ground at the same time.
2007-06-19 05:01:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
We learned this in biology class, but it's been a while, so I might get it slightly wrong. I think that you have to be touching the wires and the ground or something that is touching the ground in order to be electrocuted, and the birds only touch the wires when they land on them. That's the best answer I can give.
2007-06-19 05:04:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in order to get electrocuted, you need to touch two different point with different voltage potential
Like, 12000V and 100V, you'll get fried
When the bird is on powerline, the powerlines actually is covered with non conducting material in the first place. Even if there's leakage, the bird will still be connected between 2 same potential point, so there' no current flow
Current flows only between 2 different potential point.
2007-06-19 05:08:01 · answer #3 · answered by Hornet One 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they're not touching the round at the same time. Electricity has a natural tendancy to reach the ground, so if you had arms long enough to touch a power line and the ground at the same time, the electricity would travel through you, and you would get shocked.
2007-06-19 05:02:54 · answer #4 · answered by Dan L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
with the aid of fact whilst a chook perch on a means line they the two perch on the impartial line or the stay line. with the aid of fact there is not any connection between the stay line and the impartial or thr earth elecrocity does no commute and the chook isn't elecrocuted.yet that's diverse with bats coz the hold close on the lines they get electrocuted as they connect the two lines
2016-12-13 07:19:31 · answer #5 · answered by nations 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if they stand in the same line, they're on the same voltage, but if two birds stand in different lines with different voltages and they touch eachother, THEN they will get electrocuted
2007-06-19 05:04:45 · answer #6 · answered by Adriana 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't complete a circuit. The electrons flow into them, but not through them.
You could hang from a power line + not get hurt, but if you were standing on an aluminum ladder and it was raining you'd fry
2007-06-19 05:08:02 · answer #7 · answered by Cowboy C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason you can touch one and not get electrocuted.. They have protective rubber coating over the wires.
2007-06-19 05:02:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They arn't grounded, which means touching the ground or any other item that the electrical current can run through.
2007-06-19 05:07:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because un like our feet ther birds feet arent grounded so the can go on the wire all the want
2007-06-19 05:03:15 · answer #10 · answered by vanessa p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋