You are actually fairly familiar with electric fields too, but you may not know it. Have you ever rubbed your feet against the floor and then shocked your brother or sister? Have you ever zipped down a plastic slide and noticed that your hair is sticking straight up when you get to the bottom? Both phenomena are caused by electric fields and they are everywhere!
Electric fields are extremely common. If you comb your hair with a plastic comb, you cause that comb to have a small electric field. When you take off a fleece jacket or a polyester sweat shirt, you create an electric field that may be thousands of volts! Don’t worry, you can’t get hurt. There may be lots of voltage but there will be very little amperage. It’s the amperage that actually hurts you..
