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- So if I pour water onto a huge dome of metal, it might build up enough of a negative static charge to jump a spark gap? New science exhibit idea!by phendrenad2
- protonated rain aka acid rainby khelavastr
- Nice to see people working on quotidian science issues like this rather than chasing unicorns.by anigbrowl
- Wonder if this effect happens at all with stone.by hinkley
- The stone erosion question is interesting. If this effect works on limestone too, it could explain some geological formations we've been attributing purely to chemical weathering. Might be a whole new field of research
- > People have wanted to collect rain to create electricity, but that hasn’t worked on a large scale
It might be a useful effect for small electronics in damp environments where solar isn't a great option. Caves, rainforests, showers.
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