no. that's fine. now we're talking!
you now have evidence that static electricity isn't initially present in your cling film.
that's a useful result. so sometimes there is no static electricity present. static electricity isn't an intrinsic quality. it is a quality that is imbued and can bleed out.
to get some static into your cling film, rub it with a paper towel several times.
if your cling film still has no charge, and doesn't stick to your hand, then i guess there's only gravity and no static electricity in the world.
but do the same thing with the paper and nothing much will happen. gravity is weakly attractive compared with static electricity.
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