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   From the «now that's SCIENCE!» department:   
   Title: The shocking science behind petting cats – or how static electricity   
   works   
   Author: Bronwyn Thompson   
   Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 01:03:00 +0000   
   Link: https://newatlas.com/physics/static-electricity-cats/   
      
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   Incredibly, for the first time, scientists have unraveled the mechanisms at   
   play when rubbing a surface creates an electrical current, something that was   
   first recorded in 600 BCE yet not fully understood until now. And while cats   
   are not the main culprits of creating this static electricity, their fur is an   
   ideal conductor.   
      
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   Category:Physics[3], Science[4]   
      
   Tags:Northwestern University[5], Cats[6], Electricity[7], Animal science[8]   
      
   Links:   
   [1]: https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/38f72e1/214748364   
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   image)   
   [2]: https://newatlas.com/physics/static-electricity-cats/ (link)   
   [3]: https://newatlas.com/physics/ (link)   
   [4]: https://newatlas.com/science/ (link)   
   [5]: https://newatlas.com/tag/northwestern-university/ (link)   
   [6]: https://newatlas.com/tag/cats/ (link)   
   [7]: https://newatlas.com/tag/electricity/ (link)   
   [8]: https://newatlas.com/tag/animal-science/ (link)   
      
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