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There are a lot of misunderstandings about electric lines.
We want to clear them up.
If you grab an electric line, you can safely assume that you will no longer be among the living.
You will die. Don't do it.
Some lines have insulation. Virtually all do not. But it's not enough to not touch an electric line. Ordinary household electricity - the kind that is in the lines on the poles outside your house -- can arc 10 feet, which is why professional arborists are banned by law from climbing any closer to electrical lines unless they work for a utility company. It can arc further in wet or humid conditions. And high voltage transmission lines? They can arc 35 feet.
Figure that the telephone or cable television line is safe? They aren't. Under certain conditions, they can be energized from an electric line that's nearby.
Don't climb a tree, any part of which is 10 feet or less from an electric line, because a branch could go across the line and act as a conductor. If it's far enough away, have your back to the line and throw your climbing rope forward to avoid contact, because a damp or dirty rope can conduct electricity.
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