Lost The Crowd

[bloodyrosemccoy]

So the science demos I did yesterday included a Van de Graaff generator, which I let the other presenter handle because, frankly, I prefer not to zap myself. But I did help with some of the explanation.

FELLOW PRESENTER: So this will demonstrate some of the principles of static electricity! You know how in the winter you can put on some wool socks and shuffle them on the carpet and zap your brother or sister with a spark? Or even your parents! Or someone else you like to annoy!

ME: *cheerfully* Or your cat!

AUDIENCE: *gasp, shock, how cruel, etc.*

ME: Oh, don't look at me like that. My poor cat becomes a ball of static in the wintertime regardless of my interference. Every time you pet her she crackles.

AUDIENCE: *grudging acceptance*

ME: The cat doesn't understand what's going on, but soon you will!


Yeah, I'm a natural at this presenting stuff. You're welcome, Space Place.

Comments

[marag.livejournal.com]

You have found your home and your people! I'm so glad :)

[broken-moons.livejournal.com]

Haha, where's the like button on this? Yes, cats in winter = static. You can either not pet your cat or not shock you both, but not both at the same time.

[dinogrrl.livejournal.com]

Our old cat Kristy, man, it didn't matter what time of year it was. Whenever she'd come to sniff you, she'd get zapped on her nose. Every time. Eventually she stopped even flinching at it. Just a fact of life for her :p.
Neither of my cats now have ever had static. Kristy's fur was just some magical static-producing machine I guess.