For anyone wondering, this is 100% true and not exaggerated. It was so bad you run the blender without plugging it in.
Also it happened 120% of the time. People thinking about a hug would get knocked down. People would park their Tesla with empty batteries and get it fully charged if children were running around.
Damn the 1930s were wild
Excerpt from the History channel:
So much static electricity built up between the ground and airborne dust that blue flames leaped from barbed wire fences and well-wishers shaking hands could generate a spark so powerful it could knock them to the ground. Since static electricity could short out engines and car radios, motorists driving through dust storms dragged chains from behind their automobiles to ground their cars.
Mad Max
