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Article: Winter provides ideal conditions for static electricity to flourish.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
- Article date:
- January 29, 1996
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Winter weather is enough to make your hair stand on end.
We're not talking about sleet and snow, although they can certainly make life more interesting this time of year.
No, we're talking about static electricity, that annoying little trick of nature that makes sparks fly whenever you scuff your stockinged feet across the carpet and reach out to pet the cat.
It's static electricity that makes loose, flowing garments cling to your body and causes your hair to rise clown-like from your head whenever you pull off a hat or run a plastic comb through it.
You may have guessed that the dry air of winter provides ideal conditions for static electricity ...