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You get zapped when you rub your feet on the carpet, because of electrostatic discharge. When you are rubbing your feet on the floor, the atoms on the floor have electrons that get stripped off of them and get put onto your body. When you have extra electrons sitting on your body that want to get off and you go to touch some sort of conductive surface, the extra electrons transfer, causing you to get zapped.
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What happens if you rub your feet on the carpet and stand still?
It electrostatic energy depletes while your body might feel tingles everywhere.
What happens when you rub a sock on the carpet?
Static electricity
Why do you get an electic shock if you touch a doorknob after walking across a carpet?
You get an electric shock if you touch a doorknob after walking on carpet because of built up of extra electrons transferred from the carpet to your feet and then body. The electrons stay built up on you until you touch something that they can discharge on, in this case a doorknob.
Why does carpet have so much friction?
A carpet has so much friction because it has a coarse surface, causing the surface to rub against it and cause friction.
What would be an a static electricity experiment?
Balloons are fun with static electricity. Rub a blown up balloon on the carpet and see if it will stick to a wall. Then rub a blown up balloon on the carpet and see what happens when you put it on or near your hair. Of course, there's always the old favorite of scooting across the carpet in your socks and touching the nose of your dog or cat with the tip of your finger. Have fun.
Why do you get a shock when you rub your feet against a carpet?
Friction causes it.
How do you make static?
rub your feet on shag carpet while waring socks
What happens if you rub your feet on the carpet and stand still?
It electrostatic energy depletes while your body might feel tingles everywhere.
How do you electric someone?
rub your feet on a carpet with socks or slippers on, you have to really move your feet. it really works, i shocked my sister so badly she was knocked out for 3 min. :D
How do i give an electric shock by dragging your feet across the carpet?
Easy! A. put on socks B. drag your feet across the carpet a few times C. rub your hands together D. then go to someone and touch them on the skin, you should shock them!
How do you give someone an electric shock?
either rub your feet on carpet really fast and then touch someone or rub a balloon to your hair alot and then touch someone. i like the balloon idea better, it works.
What are you stealing when you rub your socks on the carpet?
Electircity and Fibers
What happens when you rub a sock on the carpet?
Static electricity
How can elecricity made?
Electricity can be made through a generator. Or you can rub your feet across the carpet and make static electricity. There are many other ways that you can make electricity.
How do i remove poo of carpet?
LOL what the only way you can clean poo off trh carpet isto get a towel and rub LOL what the only way you can clean poo off trh carpet isto get a towel and rub
How much carpet in square feet is needed to carpet a room 10 feet long 9 feet wide?
90 feet squared of carpet is needed.
How much carpet is needed to carpet 7200 square feet?
You need 7200 square feet of carpet in this case.
