This document discusses electric charge and static electricity. It explains that conductors allow electric current to flow through them while insulators do not. When two insulators are rubbed together, they become oppositely charged due to friction. It also describes how charged objects can attract or repel each other depending on whether their charges are opposite or the same. Some applications of static electricity mentioned include electrostatic paint spraying, inkjet printers, and electrostatic precipitators which remove particles from smoke. The document concludes with safety precautions for dissipating built-up static charges.