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Sliding on and off of your seat when you get in and out of the car creates static electricity.
Because static electricity is in the car frame and if you touch the car you will get a static shock.
Static electricity comes from electrons moving from one object to another. When you get shocked touching a door knob, the electrons are moving from your hand to the door knob.
Static electricity comes from electrons moving from one object to another. When you get shocked touching a door knob, the electrons are moving from your hand to the door knob.
Static Electricity
because of static electricity
The kind of energy you experience when you get a shock from a metal door knob is an electrostatic discharge.
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.
From the accumulation of static electricity during dry weather.
Static electricity. As you slide off the car seat . You rub both fabrics, (the fabrics being the car seat and you clothes) against each other producing enough static electricity to give you a shock as your feet touch the ground.
To ground yourself while getting out of the car, its so you don't get shocked from touching the door while getting out.
I was shocked, when I saw the open door.