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Why is it that some people get a static shock when they walk across the carpet and touch a metal surface?

Why is it that some people get a static shock when they walk across the carpet and touch a metal surface?
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Why is it that some people get a static shock when they walk across the carpet and touch a metal surface?

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This happens because there was an electric charge.

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