Birds on a Wire - Electricity: Facts & Myths
Channel: Ongytenes
Date: 2010-06-22

This video is first of my Electricity: Facts & Myths. In it I explore why electricity does not harm a bird on a wire but will kill a man walking too near a down power line.  Demonstration of why involves lighting a LED with a hot dog while it is being energized by 110 volts.  Please Note. I have worked for decades with High Voltage and don't recommend that you try to repeat my demonstrations. They can kill and/or cause property damage.

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