Re: Static discharge

[MCNAUGHT@Lanl.GOV (Mike McNaughton)]

> Does anyone have the foggiest idea how great a static charge can be
> developed by a person?
This is a foggy OPINION!
Approximate the person by a sphere of radius R and use the equation:
V = Q / (4 pi epsilon0 R) = 9.0E9 Q / R
This gives C = Q/V = 1.1E-10 R;  e.g. 55 pF for a radius of 0.5 m.
Next, guesstimate the voltage from the size of the spark, see the Handbook
of Physics and Chemistry, which says that a spark is about 0.3 mm per kV.
Thus Q = CV = 55 nC for 1 kV
I am curious to know what the manager is going to do with this number.