A little shock in the office

One time I put a tap on my officemate as a sign of congratulating her for a good job well done. It is our team’s culture to give compliments to each other for a nice job. From the moment I touched her, she felt an electric current and so do I. I was really surprised for what happened. That’s not only the instance I felt that little electric current. Sometimes, when I touch the metal tray, mouse, CDs or even my pen, I can feel the little shock and I removed my finger immediately. It is more surprising because these things are non-electric items. It seems I have a supernatural electric power in me.

I curiously ask my best friend Google and this is what he says:

It all starts with a tiny thing called an atom (say: ah-tum). Everything in the world is made up of atoms - from your pencil to your nose. An atom is so small you can't see it with your eyes - you'd need a special microscope. Think of atoms as building blocks for all the stuff in the world.

Each tiny atom is made up of even tinier things:
  • protons (say: pro-tahnz), which have a positive charge
  • electrons (say: ih-lek-trahnz), which have a negative charge
  • neutrons (say: noo-trahns), which have no charge

Most of the time, atoms have the same number of protons and electrons and the atom charge is neutral (not positive or negative). Static electricity is created when positive and negative charges aren't balanced. Protons and neutrons don't move around much, but electrons love to jump all over the place!

When an object (or person) has extra electrons, it has a negative charge. Things with opposite charges are always attracted to each other, so positive charges seek negative ones and negative ones seek positives.

Beware of Conductors!

If you scuff your feet on your living room rug, you pick up extra electrons and have a negative charge. Electrons move more easily through certain materials like metal, which scientists call conductors. When you touch a doorknob (or something else made of metal), which has a positive charge with few electrons, the extra electrons want to jump from you to the knob.

That tiny shock you feel is a result of the quick movement of these electrons. You can think of a shock as a river of millions of electrons flying through the air. Pretty cool, huh? Static electricity happens more often during the colder seasons because the air is usually drier, and it's easier to build up electrons on the skin's surface.

So, the next time you get a little shock from touching a non electric items or sometimes people, you'll know that it's just electrons jumping around. Think of it as putting a little spark in your life!

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_you_get_electric_shock_by_touching_non_electric_items_or_people_sometimes#ixzz1eOrlP9R6

Now I know why I have this little spark in the office. I am staying in a cold room. Thankfully, anyone of us is allowed to adjust the aircon temperature whenever we feel cold.

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