static electricity

Examples (10)

• Rubbing a balloon on your hair creates static electricity.
• I hate getting a shock from static electricity when I touch a doorknob in winter.
• The experiment demonstrated how static electricity can build up on non-conductive surfaces.
• Can static electricity actually damage electronic components?
• Workers in the factory must wear special shoes to prevent the build-up of static electricity.
• Her hair was so full of static electricity it looked like she'd seen a ghost.
• The presence of static electricity is a serious fire hazard in environments with flammable gases.
• Scientists are researching if we could one day harness static electricity as a viable power source.
• In today's science class, we will learn about the principles of static electricity.
• When you shuffle your feet across a carpet, you are collecting loose electrons, which results in a charge of static electricity.