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> The triboelectric effect describes the phenomenon wherein the separation of two materials formerly in contact with each other results in an anti-symmetrical d
by bdjsiqoocwk 2y ago
> The triboelectric effect describes the phenomenon wherein the separation of two materials formerly in contact with each other results in an anti-symmetrical deposition of charge on their surfaces.
Does doesn't really explain how it happens, it just names it.
EDIT just found this on Wikipedia
> The details of how and why tribocharging occurs are not established science as of 2023.
So don't talk to me like you know anything. Knowing the name for the thing is not knowing the thing.
- InitialLastName 2y agoIt seems to me that, in pointing you at the word for the phenomenon and providing cited quotes describing it as currently understood, GP was more helpful than if they had responded with the honest "no, nobody understands".
- bdjsiqoocwk 2y agoOk, that's fair, thank you.