BREWSTER ROCKIT: SPACE GUY!
HI, ROCKITEERS! THIS WEEK ON "ROCKIT SCIENCE": HARNESSING THE POWER OF STATIC ELECTRICITY!
THE ATOMS OF YOUR BODY ARE MADE UP OF NEUTRONS, PROTONS AND ELECTRONS. + PROTONS HAVE A POSITIVE CHARGE. - ELECTRONS HAVE A NEGATIVE CHARGE. THESE BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT AND THE ATOM HAS NO CHARGE.
- ELECTRONS
+ PROTONS
NEUTRONS HAVE NO CHARGE.
ELECTRONS CAN TRANSFER FROM ONE ATOM TO ANOTHER WHEN RUBBED TOGETHER. THIS IS HOW YOU CAN HARNESS STATIC ELECTRICITY!
"CAN I COME OVER?"
"SURE!"
YOU MIGHT PICK UP EXTRA ELECTRONS BY SCUFFING YOUR FEET ACROSS A CARPET.
"THIS IS A JOB FOR STATIC ELECTRICITY MAN!"
THE EXTRA ELECTRONS CAUSE SOME OF YOUR ATOMS TO BE NEGATIVELY CHARGED.
"WITH NEGATIVE POWER COMES NEGATIVE RESPONSIBILITY!"
NOW THAT YOU ARE NEGATIVELY CHARGED, TOUCH SOMEONE TO TRANSFER THOSE EXTRA ELECTRONS, RESULTING IN A SPARK - A TINY ELECTRIC SHOCK!
"TAKE THAT, VILLAIN!"
ZAP!
"I AM UNDONE!"
THIS WORKS BETTER IN WINTER BECAUSE THE DRIER AIR HELPS US "STORE" EXTRA ELECTRONS.
"REMEMBER, KIDS! ONLY USE THIS POWER FOR GOOD!"
(Special thanks to Dr. Marc Rayman of NASA)
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