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Electrically Shocked by Metal? Exploring the Seebeck Effect
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[QUOTE="James William Hall, post: 6820064, member: 692435"] Yes it is similar to Seebeck. In each case conditions cause electrons to gather more on one side than the other and when there is a closed loop path, like you touching the doorknob, electrons will flow—the more electrons that flow the more shocking. Some people will say it’s “static electricity” but static electricity doesn’t actually do anything. It just sits there waiting. It is “current electricity” that is shocking. I am told there are numerous explanations of the foregoing from doing a Google search. [/QUOTE]
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