Monday, October 20, 2008

Dirty Laundry!

I have been having to do my own laundry for the past several years. Opening up the dryer to throw my clothes in....I remembered how static electricity takes place inside of a normal dryer. Static electricity is caused by friction in which two different objects come in contact/rub with eachother, creating somewhat of a "charge." Static electricity is much more prevalent and can be created easier in dryer places. Therefore a clothes dryer is an ideal place for static electricity to occur, due to the dryness of the area as well as the friction created with the tumbling of clothes. When pulling the clothes out from the dryer, you may sometimes feel a charge on your skin which causes the hair to rise, this is because the clothes are now CHARGED!

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