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[-] x00z@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago

It also neglects rubbing on some fabrics and shocking friends and family with the charged static electricity.

[-] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

Ancient civilizations, including the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, used electric fish for medical treatments.

Thales of Miletus discovered static electricity (600 BC) by rubbing amber and observing its ability to attract light objects.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 1 day ago

Those people were condemned as witches. Best not to think about it.

[-] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 day ago

We have a bit of electricity in our nervous systems too, yes?

[-] Sergio@piefed.social 11 points 1 day ago

Yeah, there's electricity in the brain, for example.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 14 hours ago

there's electricity in the air when I'm with you

[-] Opisek@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago
[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 12 hours ago
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