Not exact matches
This results from the movement of electrons from one surface
to another — in the same way as a
balloon rubbed on clothing
sticks to a
wall.
Have you ever rubbed a
balloon in your hair
to make it
stick to the
wall?
The attraction between opposite charges then causes the
balloon to stick to the
wall.
Instead, the team turned
to electrostatic adhesion — the same basic science that causes a static - charged sock
to cling
to a pants leg or a
balloon to stick to a
wall.
If you've ever touched something and felt a zap or rubbed a
balloon against a carpet and
stuck it
to a
wall, you've experienced static electricity in action.