Ooh, sparkly.

[kiya]

When I rub the cats in the dark, not only do I get flickerings of sparks before my hand, but afterwards sparkles in their fur.

Humidity? What humidity?

Comments

ooohhh

[suzanne.livejournal.com]

*sigh* My family gets snow, and you guys get sparkly cats.
Oh the jealousy!

Re: ooohhh

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Yes, but here you could have gone to the beach on the first of December (I know, I took my kids). : >

Re: ooohhh

[rysmiel.livejournal.com]

Here yesterday, when it was -18 C, and pushing -26 with windchill, you could have had snow _and_ sparks. Or at least I'm assure my hair was sparking while I was brushing it, I could hear this but not see it.

Re: ooohhh

[leback.livejournal.com]

Argh. My hair is going to be doing that all winter. I hate hate hate it.

Static electricity nice on cats, very bad on me.

Re: ooohhh

[oneironaut.livejournal.com]

That's what we've got. I have yet to handle our staticky cat (there are two, and one of them doesn't get static) in a dark room, but I can feel the sparks whenever I pick him up.

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[kiya]

Today's Suggested Science Experiment:

• Acquire chargeable cat.
  
• Place chargeable cat on lap.
  
• Rub cat such that charge is developed (I do this against the grain of the fur, and then with).
  
• See if you can discern any meaningful pattern to which of the four grounding contacts (otherwise known as "paws") equalises charge.