Re: An interesting application of anti-static sheets

[Chuck Britton <britton@NCSSM.EDU>]

Am I right to think that these sheets 'work' by leaving a tiny bit of
hygroscopic material on the fabric (hair) to increase surface
conductivity?



At 2:39 PM -0500 1/29/01, Jerry Hester,  you wrote about Re: An
interesting application of anti-static sheets:


> I know several people who use dryer sheets this way plus rubbing their
> clothes with them to remove static cling, especially ladies wearing nylon
> hosiery and skirts.
>
> George Goth wrote:
>
>  > Following a discussion of static electricity and the use of anti-static
>  > dryer sheets in my algebra/geometry based class, one of the female
>  > students told me that she rubbed her head with one if she was having a
>  > 'bad hair' day. And it works, too.
>  >
>  > Has anyone else heard of this being done or has my student discovered
>  > something new on her own?
>  >

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