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How to Reduce Static Electricity in Your House

Static electricity is everywhere, especially in your house. “Everyone has experienced that unexpected shock when folding laundry or touching a metal object in their home,” says John Bell, an ...
During the cold, dry months, everyday actions like handling a doorknob, flipping on a light switch or touching your car's metal frame are more likely to result in an annoying, yet harmless, jolt of ...
You may consider fall to be the best time of year in Phoenix, thanks to the mild weather. Yet the conditions that produce this lovely seasonal interlude are responsible for one of life's little ...
Nothing jolts you back to reality like a big static shock from your favorite blanket. Whether it's that cozy throw blanket on the couch or the comforter on your bed, blankets can create quite the ...
Dear Heloise: Do you or your readers have any suggestions for preventing STATIC-ELECTRICITY SHOCK? Getting out of cars is especially painful, and it is really bad in dry winter months. I’d appreciate ...
Recently, a peculiar trend has swept through short video platforms—the "Electrostatic Color Challenge." Some netizens claim that when two people who are mutually infatuated come into contact, the ...
Electrostatic discharges pose significant flash fire and explosion threat to industrial facilities handling flammable/explosible gases, liquids, and powders (dusts). This webinar focuses on the ...