I was wondering about (what I presume to be) this effect the other day with regard to things sticking to my bench top that I hadn't moved in a few weeks. One wa

I was wondering about (what I presume to be) this effect the other day with regard to things sticking to my bench top that I hadn't moved in a few weeks. One was a glass jar and the other a plastic lid. The bench is oiled hardwood. I was thinking that it seemed related to the two coefficients of friction (static vs moving). That is, the static part of friction could well be this phenomena on a less sticky scale. My thoughts led me to how it could be an electron transfer going on that bonded the two materials on some way... (This was all backyard conjecture of course) So, many thanks for this post: it shows how much better thought has gone into the problem.