Static electricity also causes static cling – cat fur builds up an electrostatic charge, and light, positively charged objects like foam peanuts can easily stick to it.© Sean McGrath/Wikimedia ...

Sometimes static electricity can suddenly discharge, such as when a bolt of lightning flashes through the sky. Other times, static electricity can cause objects to cling to one another.

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Because rubber is an insulator, the additional static charge will be distributed over your body. The next time you touch another conductor – say, something metal – you get a static shock.