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The science of static electricity

Anuradha Bhagwat · TED

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We’ve all had the experience: you’re walking across a soft carpet, you reach for the doorknob and … ZAP. But what causes this trademark jolt of static electricity? Anuradha Bhagwat sheds light on the phenomenon by examining the nature of matter. [Directed by Outis, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen, music by Cem Misirlioglu].

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Anuradha Bhagwat
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Physics, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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