Wool is a natural static electricity generator as is leather.
Static electricity closing car door.
What can you do to stop it.
Static electricity can be shocking and unexpected when exiting your car.
When you get out of.
Your car s body remains at ground or negative charge.
In this video from the physics girl youtube channel host dianna cowern explains exactly why exiting your car can cause a nasty static shock when you touch the outside of it.
All that static electricity has to go somewhere of course and that s what s exactly happening as you close your door.
Google will refer you to sources that can explain it in more depth if you know where to look.
Television car expert lauren fix has more in this editio.
The charge jumps from you to the metal door.
There s a lengthier and more scientific explanation to that and mr.
To get out of a car without getting shocked by static electricity either touch something that lets the charge balance out or prevent the static from gathering in the first place.