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Subject: static and cats
From: Retrograde
Newsgroups: sci.misc
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 00:48 UTC
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From the «now that's SCIENCE!» department:
Title: The shocking science behind petting cats – or how static electricity works
Author: Bronwyn Thompson
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 01:03:00 +0000
Link: https://newatlas.com/physics/static-electricity-cats/

[image 1]

Incredibly, for the first time, scientists have unraveled the mechanisms at
play when rubbing a surface creates an electrical current, something that was
first recorded in 600 BCE yet not fully understood until now. And while cats
are not the main culprits of creating this static electricity, their fur is an
ideal conductor.

Continue Reading[2]

Category:Physics[3], Science[4]

Tags:Northwestern University[5], Cats[6], Electricity[7], Animal science[8]

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[3]: https://newatlas.com/physics/ (link)
[4]: https://newatlas.com/science/ (link)
[5]: https://newatlas.com/tag/northwestern-university/ (link)
[6]: https://newatlas.com/tag/cats/ (link)
[7]: https://newatlas.com/tag/electricity/ (link)
[8]: https://newatlas.com/tag/animal-science/ (link)

Subject: Re: static and cats
From: JAB
Newsgroups: sci.misc
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On 02 Oct 2024 00:48:24 GMT, Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid>
wrote:

>And while cats are not the main culprits of creating this
>static electricity, their fur is an ideal conductor.

Crumple a cigarette pack's cellophane wrapper in the dark, when your
eyes are adjusted to darkness.

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