Electricity – IF
Love on the Wire | Mixed Media on Moleskine
An obvious dating spot for lovebirds.
This week’s theme is ‘Electricity’ over at Illustration Friday. This electric pole is situated in front of my house. And the lovebirds are usually of the Mynas (Tiung). Sometimes there are Ravens too.
Now, why birds can perch on an electrical wires without being electrocuted? Lol, I have nothing better to do so I searched for the answers. Thanks to Amos @ Indiana University, I found the answers.
Birds don’t get electrocuted when they land on wires because they don’t make a path to ground and the wire is the only thing they’re touching! Like all energy, electricity seeks equilibrium, or balance. That means electricity will flow from high-energy areas to areas of less energy, always using the path of least resistance. So if the bird has one foot on our original wire, and the other foot on, for example, the ground or on a different wire with less voltage, the bird would be electrocuted, because the electricity would pass through the bird on its way from the high-voltage line to the lower-voltage line or the ground.
But as long as both of the bird’s feet are on the same wire (or wires of the same voltage), the bird is safe. The current doesn’t have anywhere else to go, so the electricity won’t pass through the bird–it stays on the path of least resistance, the wire.
Source: http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/birdwire.html
24 Comments
bonoriau
Wah wah ini seperti banyak idea terpendam sempena Mother’s Day …Mantap deh!!!
Helen
Great idea, very interesting and lovely illustration.
aminbakish
memang saya selalu perhati burung-burung selalu lepak macam ni kat depan rumah. 🙂
Ringkas tapi cantik, dan mendalam juga. 🙂
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Masa saya jadi trainee di TNB, soalan ni juga ditanya kepada saya.
rizal
Love this piece. Great illo kak emila, as always. Eh jadinya, kak emila, kalau kita tergantung kat wayar tuu, kaki tak cecah bumi, tak kena letrik laaa yerr? hmmm..dare to try?
Zime
I love simples ilustrations!!!
(^v^)
Monica Carnesi
I also love simplicity in an illustration. This one is lovely: a nice, simple and attractive composition, with beautiful, cool colors. There’s something about birds on a wire, it just seems so peaceful. And thank you for researching this topic, it’s truly fascinating!
Monica Carnesi
I tried to post a comment just now, I’m sorry if it gets repeated.
I just said how much I also love simplicity in an illustration. Yours is quite delightful: a simple, attractive composition, with beautiful, cool colors. There’s somthing about birds on a wire that I find very peaceful. And thank you for researching this topic, it’s truly fascinating!
Jennifer L. Meyer
Very nice!
Love how you use the entire Moleskine, fantastic use of space. So meaningful but so simple, lovely.
Jennifer
Roberta Baird
The compostition is fanatastic!
Really nice Emila.
mangosteenskin
hmm…love on the wire…burung yang sekor tu nampak macam merajuk.
saya suka ini illo.
rizal, ini pole tiada kabel untuk telefon kan..hehe. baru semalam kita cakap pasal kabel letrik.
bluecrystaldude
Do you know that monkeys who swinging by the electrical pole are not executed by the electric because they only use one of the hand each time when touching the wire? It was like each hand is a positive and negative pole. Very interesting right? I know it from my neighbor who is a hunter (a real and certified hunter. Interesting job too)
Oh my, thanks for pointed out for my spelling error. Really appreciate it 🙂
Cecilia Levy
it’s funny to see that someone else, somewhere else in the world, has a similar idea – even similar in color! love it!
Paige Keiser
ADORABLE piece!
cata
Absolutely delicate and poetic, Emila!!!
Cata
gina
the birds are awesoome.. I wish I could be like them, watching peoples from above and laugh at their sillyness heehee.. 😯
Merce
Love this piece !!
bingskee
very interesting piece of info and lovely work of art..
Raising Mercury
😯 im hopelessly devoted to you *sing song*
mike r baker
Lovely!!! I love the composition and simplicity of this.
Heather
A simple and poetic illustration.
Dookie
got maksud tersirat with the electricity.. love it coz the pic makes we think the connection of electricity and the brids “dating” lol 😛 love the pic sis..
Yukino Hinata
very good info! i never knew this before. thanks kak emi for telling! 🙂
imaisha
still, kenapa burung suka lepak kat situ instead of other places yg lebih privacy?
selalu tertanya-tanya soalan ni.. >.<
imaisha
ok, yg ini mmg new info.. eh, blh pulak sebelah tangan je pegang tak kena letrik? o.O
lain ceritanya dgn burung tadi.. wow, Allah’s creation is such a mystery..