From: CFKinsey@military.org.jp   
      
   On Sat, 22 Feb 2020 02:27:33 -0000, RheillyPhoull  wrote:   
      
   > On 22/02/2020 6:08 am, 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.   
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   >> They would perch together on one of the 11kV cables, side by side and bill   
   and coo.   
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   >> One day they perched on two, adjacent cables while an engineer watched them.   
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   >> Then what he dreaded finally happened.   
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   >> They lent across to touch beaks.   
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   >> .....  Phil   
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   > I heard that sort of event created Kentucky Fried :-)   
      
   I'd rather eat a human.   
      
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