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this weekend i got static electricity hurting my finger while i was pushing my cart. well, it was partly because of my bad habit of dragging my feet as i walk. but anyways, i was walking, and then after walking around for a little while i got back to my shopping cart. when i tried to reach for it and touched the metal part of the handle, i got zapped. it hurt a little but not so much so i kept trying it over and over again until i noticed that someone was watching me do that. anyways, after a while, i began to take this in a scientific way so i can analyze how and what is going on. as i drag my feet, i collect all these charges and i have a concentrated electrostatic energy inside of me. when i touch the metal handle, the electric charges attract one another and thus making the electric energy. its something we just learned so i thought it was interesting doc.