Have you ever wondered why birds can safely sit on electrical wires whereas humans get electrocuted if they try to touch them? The answer is an interesting one. | Interesting Engineering
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Ever wonder why birds don't get electrocuted on power lines? Here's the shocking truth: when a bird sits on one wire, its body matches the wire's electrical potential, so no current flows through it. It's like being in a car during lightning; you're safe as long as you don't touch the ground. But if that bird stretched to touch another wire or grounded object, it would instantly create a deadly voltage difference. Engineers space power lines wide apart specifically to prevent this, but birds see
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