Nyhetsartikel om ett fall av extrem statisk elektricitet
Citat:
Victorian authorities believe a man built up at least 30,000 volts of static electricity in his jacket simply by walking around the western Victorian city of Warrnambool yesterday.
The man left a trail of scorch marks and molten plastic behind him.
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"It was at the reception area. Within say, around five minutes, the carpet started to erupt," he said.
Burns the size of 10-cent pieces were left on the carpet where Mr Clewer had been standing.
The Country Fire Authority evacuated the building and those around it, fearing the power could cause larger electrical problems.
Är det sant?
Hur gör man för att ladda upp farlig statisk elektricitet med vardagsprylar?
Hur använder man den för att kontrollerat förstöra saker?
PS
Detta kan ju vara ett lika häftigt "dirt cheap weapon of very local mass destruction" som en sollins/reflektor!