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File:Cat demonstrating static cling with styrofoam peanuts.jpg

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English: Styrofoam peanuts clinging to a cat's fur due to static electricity. The triboelectric effect causes an electrostatic charge to build up on the fur due to the cat's motions. The electric field of the charge causes polarization of the molecules of the styrofoam due to electrostatic induction, resulting in a slight attraction of the light plastic pieces to the charged fur. This effect is also the cause of static cling in clothes.
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Camera location45° 57′ 24.89″ N, 66° 45′ 56.62″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Captions

Styrofoam sticking to cat fur as a result of electrostatic charge

Items portrayed in this file

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static cling

house cat

foam peanut

coordinates of the point of view

45°57'24.894"N, 66°45'56.624"W

inception

1 February 2006

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289 pixel

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436 pixel

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