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Why does static electricity shock people more in the winter than the summer?
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b/c of what we wear.
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When is build up of static electricity indoors the greatest?
The build up of static electricity indoors is usually greatest in the winter time when indoor heat is on. The home heating drys the air in the house and with a lower humidity the static build up does not dissipate as well as higher humid air will.
Why does hair get static?
My hair used to get EXTREMELY static. I was told that mostly because of dry weather, such as winter.
Why do clock go slower in summer and faster in winter?
They don't. We just set them an hour ahead in the summer and back an hour in the winter. The clocks run at the same rate.
What is the importance of static electricity?
Static ElectricityStatic electricity is usually a 'high voltage' but low power form of electricity. You can experience it by getting a shock when touching a door knob (winter time, dry cold air, walking across a carpet) or seeing socks clinging to other clothes in a dryer. While static electricity can easily destroy miniature electronics, it is a major component in making copiers and laser printers work. Other forms of electricity typically have much greater power capabilities and can be just as useful or destructive.Lightning is static electricity, and it can damage buildings and harm people.The disadvantages of static electricity would be that it is quite unpleasant if you get a shock. I think the advantages would be that it could help scientists to make progress in their 'inventions' or 'studies'. Also it is quite a lot of fun! I love doing experiments in class with static electricity and making bits of paper stick to my ruler. (NB. I am only 12)One disadvantage I think it be is that you could get a shock and it could hurt.(Ouch!) Another disadvantage is that if you take off your hat in winter time and you have long hair (which I have), your hair will be sticking up very badly. One advantage is that you could do cool experiments with static electricity like make water bend, make cereal fly, and other cool stuff. You could also get a shock which might hurt but personally I don't think it hurts, I think it's cool. Another advantage is that in summer, if you take off your hat and you have long hair, you don't get static because in summer it isn't that humid. Another advantage is that in school, you get to do lots of cool projects where you can make pepper fly or off or on a piece of paper with a balloon (or make your hair follow where ever the balloon goes if you have long hair.)Static electricity is used to paint cars, the charge makes the paint spread evenly.Static electricity can damage sensitive electrical components, such as the parts inside your computer. To prevent this, these parts are handled with antistatic bags and wrist straps, which drain the static charge off the person. Static electricity can also cause uncomfortable shocks to a person who becomes "charged up". To experience this shock, drag your feet across a carpet in socks, then touch your finger to a doorknob.Assuming we are talking about negative effects to your computer here, the damage occurs when your RAM which is basically millions or billions of tiny electrical switches, and is found in most components of the computer (aside for just the actual RAM boards), is exposed to static electricity. The static electricity can magnetize those tiny switches and cause them to not be able to flip on and off anymore. As a result, your computer can suffer drastically reduced performance or even cease to function entirely.Have you built a Vandegraff generator? Or a Leyden jar? Those things are fun!Static electricity can be responsible for the ignition of flammable gases, such as the vapors produced by petrol (gasoline) when you are filling your car.Static electricity can be harmful when you get a shock or by walking across the carpet and then touching a doorknob and getting a shock. But forget those dumb thing but have forgotten about those really cool experiments that we did in grades 4-8? For example making cereal fly and making pepper fly.It has limited distance.Well, what are we using it for? Making my hair stand up? It works for that. Or making dust stick to my monitor screen. Or causing loud crackling noises on the radio, maybe. These valuable tasks aside, static is more a nuisance than anything. If you come up with something more useful to do with static than zap my cat when I try to pet it, please let me know.Static electricity develops in some circumstances in electrical insulators -- glass, plastic, etc. It's often a nuisance byproduct which can't be directly avoided in the course of doing something useful, such as making your CRT monitor operate. Sure it attracts dust, but an occasional wipe with a damp cloth isn't to high a price for most of us to pay for the advantage. If the nuisance or danger is sufficient, then some means of dissipating the static charges safely must be provided, such as the grounding straps which hang down from the gasoline tanker, eliminating the static charges before they cause a problem. I guess it's valid to ask whether we truly "use" static electricity. If you have one of those plastic oil change reminders which clings to your windshield without adhesive, you are "using" static electricity. No particular disadvantage there, with plenty of advantage over adhesive. There may be a few other cases where the presence of static charges may be anticipated and exploited, but it's generally not reliable enough to truly use.Another [other than copy machines] advantageous USE of static electricity is in "painting" metallic products by a method called "POWDER COATING." As the name implies, liquid paint is not used, but the "paint" is applied to the article in the form of a dry powder.Then the object is placed in an OVEN to soften and fuse the powder into a homogeneous film. Some objects which are painted by this method include: bicycle, tricycle, and motorcycle frames, metal filing cabinets, metal frames of office chairs and tables, etc., etc.A dry powder sprayed on these metals DOES NOT WANT TO STICK. So, to make it stick until it can be melted/fused in the oven, STATIC ELECTRICITY IS USED. The metal object is hung on a metal conveyor line, which is charged negatively [I think], while the spray gun and paint powder is charged positively [I think. The polarity could be the other way around]. Then when the positively charged powder is sprayed onto the negatively charged object, it "sticks." Once the powder is melted/fused, it is firmly "stuck" to the metal object. Again, this is another EXAMPLE of an advantage of STATIC ELECTRICITYit is used in printers to distribute the ink.it is used in air fresheners and to clean up pollution.
Why do your clothes stick to your dry body during winter and crackle when they are taken off?
i believe what you are referring to is whats called static electricity. now in certain man-made synthetics materials such as sports clothing's the material much like when you rub a balloon with pick up a static charge from the friction again your skin, hair and other clothing, that crackling sound you hear when you take it off is the static energy being released as the material touches itself. hope this helps
Why is static electricity worse in the winter than the summer?
Frictional electricity is observed more in winter than summer because of the static electricity which happens more in winter than in summer. Static electricity usually results when to materials that are dissimilar are rubbed together.
Why is static more noticeable in winter than in the summer?
For the same reason that static electricity is; colder air is dryer, and more conducive to stasis.
Can you get static elecricty from the air?
Technically you can not get static electricity from the air. But, static electricity does depend on the air. during the winter, there is more of a chance you will be shocked.
Does UK use more electricity in winter or summer?
winter
What are grounding mats used for?
Grounding mats are used when working on electronic components to drain off static electricity. Static electricity develops high voltages (the spark that jumps from your hand to a doorknob in winter is static electricity) and these voltages can damage sensitive electronics.
Why is it easier to generate static electricity in the winter than in the summer?
Static is produced most in the winter season because the air is dry, and there isn't alot of humidity in the air, that is also why your skin drys up.
What are the peak hours of electricity usage in the summer and in the winter?
The peak hours of electricity usage during the summer and winter are between 12-4pm. Winter usage overnight tends to be higher than in the summer. Programmable thermostats are a great help to reducing electric usage.
What is the average electricity bill for people in Kentucky?
Mine is about $80 in the summer and around $175 in the winter months.
Do people like summer or winter better?
Winter. my fave is winter But id have to say summer
Do people on the eastern hemisphere call winter summer and summer winter?
Yes they do!
What time of the year is static electricity most active?
winter, because the weather makes it very dry outside
Are more people born in the winter or summer?
Summer
