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Packing peanuts coat this cat’s fur due to static electricity.
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This is a simplified explanation of how static electricity occurs when charges become imbalanced in atoms.
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Static electricity causes hair to stick to a balloon.
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A triboelectric series details which materials gain or lose electrons when they come in contact with each other.
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Zhong Lin Wang from Georgia Tech uses a triboelectric generator to power this board of LED lights.