Do you remember the last time you used the Yellow Pages to look something up?  I know I can't.  It was likely back in 2003 or something like that.  With the internet, its much easier to use Google to look for what I need.  Which is an interesting note to small businesses, get online, or die!

Static Electricity is likely the most common form of electricity on the planet, and in the whole universe and all of existence.  In our everyday lives it is often caused by mechanical friction.  Weather you are walking across a plush carper in stiff soled shoes or slippers, or you are drying clothes in the dryer.  Mechanical friction causes these surfaces to exchange electrons.

Electricity is an interesting topic.  But don't let it scare you.  It can be very simple to understand.  Let us start out with a little comparison; The only difference between a bolt of lightning and the static shock you get after rubbing your feet across the carpet on a dry day, then touching a metal door handle, is quantity.