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What is useful about static electricity?
You can move things with static electricity!
What electricity is caused by rubbing things together?
It is static electricity.
What is a form of electricity that can attract things?
"static"
What is the difference between friction and static force?
Static electricity has electricity and friction makes heat and slows things down.
What force is a form of electricity which can attract things?
Static
Do static electricity not allow electricity to pass through?
Sorta ... static electricity always develops on insulated things : either non-conductors or isolated conductors.
What causes static electricty?
Static electricity is a build up of electrons that are rubbed off by things rubbing against each other. Static electricity is a problem on dry days with low humidity. Even the wind rubbing on cars can build up static electricity, a comb or balloon rubbed against clean hair builds up static electricity and of course lightening is a discharge of static electricity from the clouds to the Earth.
What causes static electricity to build up?
A static charge builds up when two things are rubbing together.
Can static electricity hurt you?
Short answer is yes. Static electricity i capable of causing a spark. There are 3 things needed for fire. Fuel, Oxygen and a source of ignition. If the other 2 conditions are met, then static electricity could certainly provide the ignition source.
Can you be killed with static electricity?
you can be killed with a baseall bat and and a hammer but not a static electrical wop. people live in the world not knowing how things work but everything is round, kinda like yo mommas ass.
Why is static electricity not a useful power source?
Because it can cause things to ignite.
How does one produce static electricity?
When the air is dry static electricity is more enhanced and noticeable than when the air is humid. Things with the same charge repel each other. You can produce static electricity by rubbing a balloon in your hair. It will cause your hair to stand up and the balloon will be able to stick to a wall. Also if you have on rubber sole shoes and you drag them along a carpet the first person you touch will be shocked by static electricity.
