This week in Physics, we learned about electrostatics. Electrostatics is defined as the study of stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents. The electric charges dealt with in this branch of Physics are positive, negative, and neutral charges. Like charges repel and unlike charges attract. For example: positive repels positive but attracts negative. However, neutral charges attract to positive and negative charges but do not have any effect on other neutral charges.
As I unloaded my laundry from the dryer into my wash basket, I noticed that some of my clothing had stuck together. I concluded that the friction caused by the tumbling dryer "charged my clothes". The unlike charges attracted and made some of my clothes stick. Although I can't figure out what charges are involved, it is clear that there are multiple charges present.
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