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We Finally Know What Creates Static Electricity, After Thousands of Years (www.sciencealert.com)
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We finally have an answer: The beginning and the end of the sliding motion that produces static electricity experience different forces – resulting in a charge differential between the front and the back that results in the crackle of static electricity.

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[-] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Well, to be pedantic, friction is still the enemy there. But that just ruins the joke. Pedantry strikes again.

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