With some of the chemicals in a hostpital, The static electricity in a hostpital could catch thing on fire with the chemicals.
Lightning is a dangerous form of static electricity.
lightning
an outlet has a higher volts than an ordinary static electricity
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electrocuting someone IN THE FACE.
Lightning is a discharge of static electricity that is potentially dangerous. Also, it may be a very small chance, but it is possible for static electricity to ignite the gasoline vapors during a fill up at the gas station.
"Static Electricity" can be extremely dangerous, if static charges are released in an inflammable atmosphere eg in an enclosed space, fuel tanks ashore or on board cargo vessels (tankers). Static charge may result in massive explosion with loss of life, property and environment.
Static electricity can be dangerous when there are inflammable liquids or gases around,1 spark could cause tremendous damage if it ignited the fuel.
static electricity is static electricity
Grounding and bonding all non-current carrying metal parts will allow static electricity to go to ground, so that it will not buildup to a dangerous level.
Static electricity is static. It's just shortened.
You want to be surrounded by steal. For Lightning.