The earliest mentions of electrical phenomena go back to alchemists who would rub a glass rod with a particular material (fur, silk, wool) and be able to attract bits of paper with static electricity. Other experiments involve an amber rod and a different selection of rubbing materials. Now build some Leyden jars and charge them up....
Farther back than that: the shaman's trick of rubbing furs together to make magical blue sparks to call lightning spirits in a dark cave. I had fun telling people that it really was tiny lightning, not just a trick.
It's really awesome in rituals, although you do need considerable darkness for it to be really visible. You can also use it for science experiments or discussions, we did that when I was little. Various materials will work, so try different things to see what's most reliable for you. Fur, human hair, amber, rubber balloons, wool sweaters, etc. Some people are really good at pulling sparks from their hair or skin.
There's a whole field of tech there combining electronics and fashion, by using conductive fibers in fabrics. Imagine a dress or a coat using a built-in controllable set of interacting electromagnetic fields to shape how the conductive fabric bends! You could have sci-fi like closures with tiny electromagnets you can turn on/off using body capacitance strips as switches along the front. (i.e like star trek)
Or, if you want to go the other way, faraday cage clothing and conductive outer layers over insulating inner layers for use in electricians work clothing.
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Date: 2021-12-28 02:22 pm (UTC)There's a whole field of tech there combining electronics and fashion, by using conductive fibers in fabrics. Imagine a dress or a coat using a built-in controllable set of interacting electromagnetic fields to shape how the conductive fabric bends! You could have sci-fi like closures with tiny electromagnets you can turn on/off using body capacitance strips as switches along the front. (i.e like star trek)
Or, if you want to go the other way, faraday cage clothing and conductive outer layers over insulating inner layers for use in electricians work clothing.
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Date: 2021-12-29 12:26 pm (UTC)