Oh, so this is what those balls on high voltage cables mean

Birds

Good: a lot has to go wrong for real fireworks to happen with such a high-voltage cable. As long as the electricity remains within the cables and cannot make contact with the ground or other cables in the vicinity via another way, there is nothing to worry about.

And therefore birds can safely take a nap on the life-threatening cables! After all, they are in no way in touch with the ground. However, birds could face terrible consequences if they’d accidentally stroke their tail along a second cable. Or if the bird is in contact with both the cable and the construction planted in the ground at the same time.

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