How does a person become "charged" as he or she shuffles across a carpet with bare feet on a dry winter day?\ The person's footwear or lack thereof doesn't matter. Electrons are lost to the dry air, producing a net positive charge on the person.\ The person's footwear or lack thereof doesn't matter. Electrons are acquired from the dry air, producing a net negative charge on the person.\ Shuffling across the carpet physically transfers electrons from the carpet to the person, producing a net negative charge on the person.\ The person does not become charged because the person's bare feet are in contact with the ground, meaning the person is "grounded."\ The person does not become charged because static charge accumulates in humid conditions, not dry conditions.\ Shuffing across the carpet physically transfers electrons from the person to the carpet, producing a net positive charge oon the person.

How does a person become "charged" as he or she shuffles across a carpet with bare feet on a dry winter day? The person's footwear or lack thereof doesn't matter. Electrons are lost to the dry air, producing a net positive charge on the person. The person's footwear or lack thereof doesn't matter. Electrons are acquired from the dry air, producing a net negative charge on the person. Shuffling across the carpet physically transfers electrons from the carpet to the person, producing a net negative charge on the person. The person does not become charged because the person's bare feet are in contact with the ground, meaning the person is "grounded." The person does not become charged because static charge accumulates in humid conditions, not dry conditions. Shuffing acros the carpet physically transfers electrons from the person to the carpet, producing a net positive charge Won the person