They are supposed to ground the car but the thai design doesn't touch the ground, otherwise it would make sense.

Seriously when was the last time anything here made sense.

They would not have to touch the ground. If static builds up to a certain level it can cause a spark to jump from a strap like this to the ground. Of course if there was loose lpg about

The end of the strap will be closer to the ground during suspension bounces too.

No, but by the time you had THAT much static built up, the shock would kill a person if they touched the car instead of just an irritating zap..

They are not grounding strips, too flappy and don't touch the ground.

I remember seeing these in the 80s and 90s and they rarely touched the ground.

Static straps touch the ground or they're useless and they used to be used because of bias ply tires which generate more static then do modern steel belt tires, even the toll booths used to have a post that stuck up from the ground to touch the bottom of the car as you drove in to relieve the static charge so you didn't zap the booth attendant..

I'm not saying they're static straps, just that the ones I've seen in the past (whatever they were) generally didn't touch the ground.

They would not have to touch the ground. If static builds up to a certain level it can cause a spark to jump from a strap like this to the ground. Of course if there was loose lpg about

The end of the strap will be closer to the ground during suspension bounces too.

No, but by the time you had THAT much static built up, the shock would kill a person if they touched the car instead of just an irritating zap..

Not really. A Vandegraff generator produces very high voltages via electrostatics, 200-300kV but low current and for short times such as <1ms.

There's something very not right about that photo.

They would not have to touch the ground. If static builds up to a certain level it can cause a spark to jump from a strap like this to the ground. Of course if there was loose lpg about

The end of the strap will be closer to the ground during suspension bounces too.

No, but by the time you had THAT much static built up, the shock would kill a person if they touched the car instead of just an irritating zap..

Not really. A Vandegraff generator produces very high voltages via electrostatics, 200-300kV but low current and for short times such as <1ms.

Yes but that's not a sudden charge and release of high electricity, that's a controlled release.. She is also in direct contact relieving build up, usually built up and not creating a concentrated spark at a distance. I also used Italics, as the circumstances would of course need to be adverse, I wasn't speaking in all cases of course just in possibilities..

Yes but that's not a sudden charge and release of high electricity, that's a controlled release.. She is also in direct contact relieving build up, usually built up and not creating a concentrated spark at a distance. I also used Italics, as the circumstances would of course need to be adverse, I wasn't speaking in all cases of course just in possibilities..

That was just a conventional view of what many think of regarding Vandegraff generators. The key is the voltage can be very high, 500kV or more, but the current and energy is quite small (energy being the capacitance of the machine and the voltage E=CV²) Here is a spark example of the Vandegraff generator. The bottom line is that there is never enough energy in a spark from static buildup on a car to be dangerous except those with pace makers or possible heart problems. When I was a kid I used to shuffle my feet along a carpet and touch someone's ear. I could get between .5-1cm sparks at times as the body can hold around 20kV from static buildup.

if it's fitment was to be intended as a ground strap shouldn't it actually touch the ground ?

This is LOS............

except those with pace makers or possible heart problems.

So my point was valid and we agree then? I spite of that being a bit too generally specific too as there are many other possible circumstances besides just those noted. Too many pedants here looking for the details that are really moot.