Static Electricity Experiments at Home: 10 That Always Work

Seedlings growing in test tubes

Static works best on a dry winter day and badly on a humid summer one, which is the first thing worth testing. These static electricity experiments use balloons, combs, and pantry items, and every one of them shows the same underlying idea: rubbing moves electrons from one surface to another. Why Humidity Ruins It Water … Read more

What Is Static Electricity? Why You Get Shocked in Winter

Plasma ball

What is static electricity? It is electric charge that has piled up on a surface and is staying there, instead of flowing as a current. “Static” is the operative word — the charge is parked. The zap you feel from a doorknob is that parked charge suddenly finding a way out. Where the Charge Comes … Read more