Why do birds not get shocked while they sit on high voltage transmission lines but people get shocked the moment they touch those lines?

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Why do birds not get shocked while they sit on high voltage transmission lines but people get shocked the moment they touch those lines?

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Humans die because when they touch it, they are touching something else as well, allowing a path for the current to flow.

If You touch two separate wires You will die. If You touch a wire and the ground, you will die.

A bird is only touching the one wire by itself

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