Getting an electrical shock can be startling to terrifying. Startling, like a zap from a light switch. Or terrifying, like when I stood inside of large piece of electrical distribution equipment ...

This past weekend's ice storm has left many homes and businesses across Ontario without power and unable to relocate or ...

And that’s why you sometimes get a static electric shock. Objects can be charged by ... Try this experiment at home to find out how objects can discharge, as the charge 'leaks away'.