2007-02-12 06:47:16 · 5 answers · asked by ms anyone 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Well, if you're talking an electric shock - literally - "zap" - I touched a doorknob and got a shock - it's because we build up an electrical charge.
So... for example... if you walk across a rug, some electrons (parts of the atoms that make up the rug) move into you. This creates a charge in you. When you reach out to touch something, you get a shock because you have touched something that is a conductor - and your body wants to get rid of the extra electrons (and the charge you have built up.)
Of course, this is my very basic explanation of this. You would probably get a way better answer in the science category. I have included a link for a science page that tries to explain this whole thing in a language that most of us can understand. :)
2007-02-12 07:03:05 · answer #1 · answered by barbieisthe1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds like static electricity. It's harmless.
2007-02-12 14:51:50 · answer #2 · answered by chieromancer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
static electricity
2007-02-12 14:50:39 · answer #3 · answered by bulloch2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh wow! you must be one of those "heros" people. save the cheerleader
2007-02-12 14:56:59 · answer #4 · answered by andy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It must be love!
2007-02-12 14:54:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋