Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Static Charge | Electricity | Physics | FuseSchool

Have you ever had your hair stand on end after combing it, or after you have rubbed a rubber balloon against it? This video will look at the physics behind static electricity. It might help if you first viewed the video on Atomic Structure.

Current electricity is a relatively recent discovery, whereas the effects of static electricity were written about over 2,000 years ago in Ancient Greece.




CREDITS
Animation & Design: Chloe Fyvie Adams
Narration: Dale Bennett
Script: Alistair Haynes

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