When touching an electric wire, why do you become electrocuted when touching the ground, but not when you hang in it (or stand on it like a bird)?

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When touching an electric wire, why do you become electrocuted when touching the ground, but not when you hang in it (or stand on it like a bird)?

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The ground is like Disneyland to electricity. It wants to go there so bad but it also can not without a path with low resistance. When you stand on the ground touching a live conductor, you act as a low resistance bridge to electricity Disneyland.