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If you are an electronics hobbyist you will be handling CMOS ICs they will be damaged if you touch their legs with your hands. This is due to static electricity.
The same can happen if you don't discharge yourself before touching the motherboard of your computers. But most of today's computers are protected from this.
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How do you overcome the dangers of static electricity?
The best way to overcome the dangers of static electricity is to use proper grounding so that the accumulated charges are discharged.
What are some dangerous forms of static electricity?
Lightning is a dangerous form of static electricity.
What are some 'good' and 'bad' static electricity?
static electricity is bad because it causes lightning and thunder(big storms)which can take the electricity in our house
How do you create static electricity with wool and styrofoam?
You can make some static electricity by rubbing wool or styrofoam against your head
Is static electricity not really static?
Static electricity is static. It's just shortened.
How do you overcome the dangers of static electricity?
The best way to overcome the dangers of static electricity is to use proper grounding so that the accumulated charges are discharged.
What are dangers of static electricity?
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.
What are some dangerous forms of static electricity?
Lightning is a dangerous form of static electricity.
What are some types of electricity?
Some types of electricity is static electricity, current electricity...and porn.
Why can static electricity not to be used to run a television?
static electricity is static electricity
What are some 'good' and 'bad' static electricity?
static electricity is bad because it causes lightning and thunder(big storms)which can take the electricity in our house
How do you create static electricity with wool and styrofoam?
You can make some static electricity by rubbing wool or styrofoam against your head
Is static electricity not really static?
Static electricity is static. It's just shortened.
How is static electricity dangerous in a hospital?
With some of the chemicals in a hostpital, The static electricity in a hostpital could catch thing on fire with the chemicals.
What is the relationship between atoms and static electricity?
static electricity can be called high voltage static electricity can be called high voltage static electricity can bend water
Is lightning a current or static electricity?
static electricity
Which is a characteristic of static electricity?
Which is a characteristic of static electricity
