# what is static electricity

Static electricity | Causes, Examples, Facts, & Description » Static electricity, form of electricity resulting from the imbalance between positive and negative charges within a material that occurs when electrons (the negatively charged particles in an atom) move from one material to another. If the electron-receiving material is either isolated or not an Britannica.com

Static Electricity » Bill’s all charged up about the “Static Electricity” show. Billnye.com

Static electricity build up? » Have any of you ever experienced a static electricity build-up on your lathe while turning, to the point that it discharges while you're touching the bed of the lathe? I got shocked twice yesterday afternoon :eek: and I'm sure hoping I don't have a short in my lathe. This is the first time… Aawforum.org

How to I stop static electricity? » How can we stop the static electricity from each time we touch our robot? is it legal to have a wire dragging on the ground under the robot so that it always stays grounded, therefore not shocking us each time we touch the robot? Can we could also even take a old motor controller and cut the wire off that so its vex official? Vexforum.com

r/explainlikeimfive on Reddit: ELI5: WHY can't we just use static electricity in high volumes to power things? » Posted by u/Sushi_slinger_jesus - 5 votes and 37 comments Reddit.com

The dreaded disconnect / static electricity » Hi all, I finally made the plunge, after years of watching, and purchased a barely used S3 XXL that was built in June of this year. I’m struggling to get more through moderately complex designs without the machine freezing. No error codes, just a dead halt and needing to restart the process. I’ve been super impressed by Carbide Support. William has been crazy responsive - even late! However, it seems like we’ve hit a dead end. I’ve tried every trick in the list, with the exception of adding a… Community.carbide3d.com

How does static electricity work? » An imbalance between negative and positive charges in objects. Two girls are “electrified” during an experiment at the Liberty Science Center “Camp-in”, February 5, 2002. America’s Story, Library of Congress. Have you ever walked across the room to pet your dog, but got a shock instead? Perhaps you took your hat off on a dry winter’s … Continue reading “How does static electricity work?” Loc.gov

r/MouseReview on Reddit: Laying to rest the "Static Electricity" Myth as the cause of double-clicking in mice » Posted by u/_BoneZ_ - 265 votes and 56 comments Reddit.com