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  2. Static electricity - Wikipedia

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    Static electricity is a major hazard when refueling an aircraft. Discharge of static electricity can create severe hazards in those industries dealing with flammable substances, where a small electrical spark might ignite explosive mixtures. [14]

  3. Electrical injury - Wikipedia

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    These currents can reach values up to 60 A without harmful effects on the heart as the duration is in the order of only several ns. Another example for dangerous electrostatic discharges even without flowing directly through the body are lightning strikes and high voltage arcs.

  4. Corona discharge - Wikipedia

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    Static charge neutralization, as applied through antistatic devices like ionizing bars; Refrigeration of electronic devices by forced convection [5] Coronas can be used to generate charged surfaces, which is an effect used in electrostatic copying (photocopying). They can also be used to remove particulate matter from air streams by first ...

  5. Couple electrocuted after attempting viral wood-burning art ...

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    A Wisconsin couple was electrocuted attempting a popular but dangerous wood-burning technique, ... who discovered them in 1777 as he was experimenting with static electricity.

  6. Electrostatic discharge - Wikipedia

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    Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a sudden and momentary flow of electric current between two differently-charged objects when brought close together or when the dielectric between them breaks down, often creating a visible spark associated with the static electricity between the objects.

  7. Electrical safety standards - Wikipedia

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    Electrical shocks on humans can lead to permanent disabilities or death. Size, frequency and duration of the electrical current affect the damage. [8] The effects from electric shock can be: stopping the heart beating properly, preventing the person from breathing, causing muscle spasms. The skin features also affect the consequences of ...

  8. Electric spark - Wikipedia

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    When a person is charged with high-voltage static-charges, or is in the presence of high-voltage electrical supplies, a spark can jump between a conductor and a person who is in close enough proximity, allowing the release of much higher energies that can cause severe burns, shut down the heart and internal organs, or even develop into an arc ...

  9. Triboelectric effect - Wikipedia

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    The generation of static electricity from the relative motion of liquids or gases is well established, with one of the first analyses in 1886 by Lord Kelvin in his water dropper which used falling drops to create an electric generator. [114]