Static Electricity

[ysabetwordsmith]

... comes from friction, possibly due to tiny deformations in the surface of materials.  

That could also explain why some magical folks have more electrical activity.  Their higher energy has more influence over the shape of things, because "solid" matter is really just a bunch of whizzing bits of energy.

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[siliconshaman]

Hmm... that would mean it should be possible to produce nano-texture meta-materials designed to maximise the production of static. Which is important, because a charged surface induces an opposite charge and the two cling together.

Think, super sticky surfaces, which work even underwater, and yet aren't sticky to the touch.

Or, if you want to to go the other way.. charge an air current with an alike charge, and watch it slide over your charged surface with zero friction.