Discover the surprising science behind static electricity, its causes, effects, and everyday applications in our lives.

There's a reason you may notice it more in the winter. Excess static electricity is always a shock to the system—literally—but if you're experiencing shocks more so than not, annoying is an ...

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Have you ever experienced that little electric "zap" when shaking hands or touching a metal surface? This phenomenon, known as static discharge, has a scientific explanation related to the ...

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The first documentation of static electricity dates back to 600 BCE. Even after 2,600 years’ worth of tiny shocks, however, researchers couldn’t fully explain how rubbing two objects together causes ...

Zaps of static electricity are commonplace in everyday life. But can static electricity give enough of a jolt to start a fire? Static electricity is the result of an imbalance between negative and ...

Static zaps when you climb out of a car are more than a minor annoyance; they are a tiny physics lesson delivered straight to your fingertips. With a few simple changes to how you exit, what you wear, ...

MACON, Ga. — Do you get annoyed when you want to pet or cuddle your furbaby in the winter and they shock you? How rude, right?! Don't blame your pet for those small bolts of electricity -- blame the ...

Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library clerk Heather Heilman leads the virtual Science Time program on Wednesday afternoons, and she always has something new and fun to bring to viewers. This ...

Last week’s Science Time program at the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library introduced the science concepts behind static electricity. At the end of that program, library clerk Heather ...

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