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    how come birds can sit on power lines without being electricuted

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    Birds are able to sit on electrical power lines because the electrical current essentially ignores the bird's presence and continues to travel through the wire. A bird's body is not a good conductor of electricity.


    Read more: Why Don't Birds Get Electrocuted on Electric Wires? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5180022_don_t-birds-electrocuted-electric-wires_.html#ixzz2S9nuqoSG



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