From: CFKinsey@military.org.jp   
      
   On Fri, 21 Feb 2020 22:08:17 -0000, Phil Allison  wrote:   
      
   > Commander Kinsey wrote:   
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   >> My pet parrot has a habit of chewing wires but never got a shock. I tested   
   her feet with a multimeter and it was over 20Mohms. My own dry finger is   
   1Mohm. Are they safe from shocks due to scaly feet?   
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   > ** I read a story once about a couple of parrots ( him and her) who liked to   
   roost in a high voltage transformer shack.   
   >   
   > They would perch together on one of the 11kV cables, side by side and bill   
   and coo.   
   >   
   > One day they perched on two, adjacent cables while an engineer watched them.   
   >   
   > Then what he dreaded finally happened.   
   >   
   > They lent across to touch beaks.   
      
   11kV is probably enough to go through their feet, I was wondering if 240V   
   would.  Since my multimeter says ">20Mohm" on her foot (probes 1cm apart), yet   
   my dry finger is 1Mohm.   
      
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