Question

Have you ever felt a shock sliding down a plastic slide (like in a McDonald’s Play Place)? Do you think this is related to electricity? How?

Answer 1

Answer:

The same effect can be observed on other non-conductive, polymer surfaces like the mesh of a trampoline. If it is sitting in the sun for a while, you can feel the static charge on it when you approach it, even if no one has been on it recently (so it's not just from friction of users' clothing).

Explanation:

There are always stray electrons flying around, everywhere. The plastic of the slides (and other, non-conductive materials) tend to build up spare electrons just from the air currents moving over them, so its not really the sun that makes them collect charge. As the air around the plastic heats up, it loses its density and humidity, meaning that electrons that were sitting on or close to the plastic get stuck there. Air flowing over the plastic deposit more electrons. As the air cools after the sun goes down (or if it gets cloudy enough), the air around the plastic becomes more dense and can hold more humidity, which means that the electrons can be carried away by stray ions faster, and the amount of excess charge decreases.

Answer 2

Answer:

Yes because while you slide down the slide you are obviously going to wear clothes and the cotton on your clothes rubbing up against that rubber from the slides, are gonna react by sending a static electricity shock feeling  to your body  

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