10. Beware of Door Knobs That Bite More apt to happen in dry weather…why? In dry weather, air acts and an insulator and an electric charge can build up your body. When your hand gets close enough to the door, the charge is conducted (discharged) from your hand to the knob. Humid air does not allow a large charge to build. The electricity is discharged into the air because water (humidity) is a good conductor.
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13. Electrical Circuits Note: It is the electron field, and not the electrons, which does the work. The field that accelerates the electrons that are already in the conducting material.