Kite String
If you were to fly a kite and it got caught in power lines would the string be a good enough conductor..?
to electocute you? Say the kite is about 500 yards away and the string is made of nylon or whatever they make kite string out of. Would enough electricity be able to pass through that string to hurt you? Or would the string just catch on fire and break before and electricity can reach you?
I do not want to be electrocuted and am not going to try this i was just wondering.
Let us go back to ben franklin. When he was flying a kite in a thunderstorm, He attached a key to the string, and then tied a silk cord to the string. Touching the key he received a shock, proving the electrical charge from lightning traveled the string. Obviosly the wetness of the string had something to do with it, as dry string will not conduct. Power lines carry a variety of voltages, 7500 to 24,000 volts. Notice that birds can sit on the lines unhurt. They are not connected to ground (return path for electricity). In a commercial area of 14, 000 to 24,000 volts, there may be enough EMF (electromotive force or voltage) to push the current down the string to you and then GROUND. Bottom line - dont take chances, donmt fly kites near power lines.
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