Why birds don’t get electic shocks even though they sit on the bare wire? The flow of electricity depends on three things – (1) a path of least resistance (2) best conductor (3) A complete circuit. To make a complete circuit, electricity always needs to find out a way to the ground. That means it needs a complete circuit to flow. If birds are sitting on a single wire, they will not get electric shocks because they are bad conductor for electricity and don’t make a complete circuit. #Science