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It is easier for electrons to travel in humid air than dry airhow does this explain the fact that you see the effect of static electricity in cool dry weather?
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In humid weather, static charge that builds up, for example, when you walk across a carpet, leaks off as fast as it is generated. So very little of it, if any, gets stored in your body. In cool dry weather, especially indoors if the indoor humidity is very low, static charge can not leak off as readily, and gets stored in your body as if your body was a condenser or capacitor. When you come in contact with something that is grounded, i.e., has a path to the earth or some conductive platform you are standing on, the stored charge leaps off as a spark. Your body is discharging the static electricity that it built up and stored. This is precisely what happens with a cloud and lightning. Only difference is that your body might build up a charge of 10,000 volts (with very little current, that's why it's not lethal) and a spark would jump a quarter inch from your finger tip to the object you are about to touch. In comparison, a cloud might build up a charge of several million volts, enough to break down the air in a path that is hundreds of feet to the ground.
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What rhymes with multimillionaire?
I would use the "ionaire" part of the word (note the spelling) to make easier rhymes, such as "drafts of air." This would work most of the time, as a poem below:I wish I were a multimillionaireOh how I'd walk on clouds of airHow I'd purchase pieces of flairEscaping forever from the bright sun's glareDestroying joyfully my enemy's lairUsing poetic license thereAnd here, and there, and everywhereIf only I was a multimillionaire.Enjoy!sitting in his chair
What kind of adaptations do you think a lion has?
thick mane, sharp claws and teeth
What are the locations of the Angry Birds Rio Golden Watermelons?
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What education is needed for scuba diving?
Scuba Diving lessons can be a lot of fun! The key decision is finding a reputable dive shop to take your lessons with. The first certification that most people choose to do is an Open Water Certification, once complete you will be able to dive anywhere in the world. PADI is the most reputable SCUBA certification agency in the world, with over a million certifications a year. After choosing your reputable dive shop, you want to make sure you work with a good dive instructor. This key decision can make or break your entire experience. Ask to meet some of the dive instructors, discuss with them any goals or fears you might have. The first portion of your lessons will be online or in a classroom, where you will learn all about sorts of things about scuba diving. Your first water experience will be in a pool, where you can stand up at anytime. This is to help you get familiar with what it's like to breathe underwater, if at any point you are uncomfortable, you can just stand up. In your open water pool session you learn many valuable skills. Some of those skills are, how to set up you gear, how to clear your mask and how to surface. Normally you have to do at least three confined pool session before you can go out in to open water in the ocean or a lake. The first open water experience is a ton fun, allowing you to get comfortable with an open water environment. Here you will have really good chance to play around with your buoyancy underwater. In your open water sessions you will have to perform the skills you learned in your confined pool sessions. You must pass your skills tests in an open water environment to pass this portion of the class. Once you have successfully completed your multiple-choice test and open water skills test, you earn your open water certification. Overall, the experience is worthwhile and very fun. You open up the window to explore the the amazing underwater world. For many scuba diving is not a hobby, it's a passion.
