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Why don't birds get electrocuted when they land on an electric wire?

please help me out :-)

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Answer:

Because there not grounded

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Answer:

Electricity flows by the movement of electrons through conductors. If a bird perches on a wire with two feet there is no motivation to go through the birds' body so electrons choose the path of least resistance and continue to flow along the wire.

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