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Lighting originates when wind updrafts and downdrafts take place in the atmosphere, creating a charging mechanism that separates electric charges in clouds – leaving negative charges at the bottom and positive charges at the top.

Lightning is an electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground, or within the clouds themselves. This heat causes surrounding air to rapidly expand and vibrate, which creates the pealing thunder we hear a short time after seeing a lightning flash.

The blanket rubbing against the hair on your head rapidly separates large amounts of electrical charge. The charges collect on your body and inside of the blanket in front of you. When the charges reach a critical voltage level, the air between your fist and the blanket ionizes (breaks down) and a spark jumps.

Static electricity can build up from tumble dryer, and be embedded in sheet , but if air is dry will not dissipate until touched. Depending on the material , the fabric can build up a static charge. This charge can build up, and not be released untill you slip under the covers.

1. Buy a Humidifier. Here’s why humidity matters.
2. Treat Your Carpets. Use an anti-static treatment on your carpets and rugs.
3. Rub Dryer Sheets Over Your Upholstery.
4. Stay Moisturized.
5. Wear Low-Static Fabrics & Shoes.
6. Add Baking Soda to Your Laundry.

Static shocks are more common when it’s cold and dry. This dry, cold air holds less water vapour than warm summer air. So, when you touch something like a metal doorknob or car door, those extra electrons will rapidly leave your body and give you the shock.

Thus a fluid that has an electrical conductivity of 1 pS/m has an estimated relaxation time of about 18 seconds. The excess charge in a fluid dissipates almost completely after four to five times the relaxation time, or 90 seconds for the fluid in the above example.