The shocking science behind petting cats – or how static electricity works

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Scientists have finally discovered just how static electricity works – and cats are particularly good at creating it

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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