Static Electricity Explained

Just the other day, a friend and I were walking through the Pro shop at a local golf course when he touched the door knob and got shocked by static electricity. He turns to me and says,  "Damn, I wish someone would explain that damn static electricity to me."

  

So I did and here is my explanation, especially for my non-engineering friends . . .

  

Static electricity is an imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material.

 

The charge remains until it is able to move away by means of an electric current or electrical discharge.

  

For modeling the effect of static discharge on sensitive electronic devices, a human being is represented as a capacitor of 100 microfarads, charged to a voltage of 4,000 to 35,000 volts.  When touching an object this energy is discharged in less than a microsecond:

 

    

Are you still having a little trouble understanding this?  If so, the next photo may help.

  

  

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 Now, that’s static electricity!  
 
I hope this helps!

 

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