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Subject: Is there a way to keep an object in a continuous state of static charge?

Date: Wed Mar 8 04:17:16 2000
Posted by Adam Kautz
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: n/a
City: Baltimore State/Province: MD Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 952510636.Ph
Message:

I was wondering if it would be possible to use flashlight batteries or 
some other type of energy supply to keep a small, hand-held object in a 
continuous state of electrical imbalance (a.k.a. static electricity) and 
then have the ability to create electrical stability in the same object at 
the "flick of a switch."

I'm sorry for my lack of detail in the last message.

What I specifically had in mind was a pet brush. Pets with short fine hair
are especially difficult to remove lose hair from. I was thinking if I could
produce a imbalanced charge in the brush, that the brush would become many
time more effective at removing lose hair because the hair would be
attracted to the brush.

Sincerely,
Adam Kautz



Response:


Re: Is there a way to keep an object in a continuous state of static charge?
I was wondering if it would be possible to use flashlight batteries or 
some other type of energy supply to keep a small, hand-held object in a 
continuous state of electrical imbalance (a.k.a. static electricity) and 
then have the ability to create electrical stability in the same object at 
the 


Re: Is there a way to keep an object in a continuous state of static charge?

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