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   Commander Kinsey to Jasen Betts   
   Re: Does a parrot's foot conduct electri   
   26 Feb 20 19:27:30   
   
   From: CFKinsey@military.org.jp   
      
   On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 05:55:56 -0000, Jasen Betts  wrote:   
      
   > On 2020-02-24, Archer  wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:56:42 -0000, "Commander Kinsey"   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> 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?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> https://youtu.be/sWg2xScJ6JM   
   >>   
   >> See the above video showing someone in India who is not affected by   
   >> 240 v passing through his body   
   >   
   > it looks like some sort of trick, there's possibly a triac somewhere in   
   > that setup that's taking most of the current.   
      
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