Does rubbing wood against iron by hand generate static electricity?
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As the title suggests, I’m not sure if this causes static electricity?????
Of course, static electricity is generated. However, due to iron’s good electrical conductivity, static electricity does not accumulate, so we do not observe any discharge phenomenon.
Static electricity is certainly invisible, but if the person doing the frictioning does it with great force, intensity, and speed, sparks should be generated, similar to the effect of creating fire by rubbing wood together.