#whowouldathunk Hey, make sure you clean your cables to prevent static electricity. Waitukaitis and colleagues at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have strong evidence that carbon-based surface contaminants – in other words, schmutz – are, in fact, the determining factor in how electric charge flows when certain types of insulating materials come into contact. #schmutz #dirt #staticelectricity https://physicsworld.com/a/surface-contamination-holds-the-key-to-a-static-electricity-mystery/