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Why electricity can hurt you, and when it cannot
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Birds on a wire
Step 2 of 10
Step 2 of 10
This lesson describes working with real electricity.
A bird perches with both feet on one overhead line. What happens to the bird?
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The bird is hurt because the wire is live.
The bird is safe because both feet sit on the same wire at the same push.
The bird is safe because its feathers insulate it.