Shock resistant carpets
A problem with nylon carpets is that as the surface is rubbed by people walking about, an electric charge builds up. This is particularly apt to happen in the hot, dry conditions of centrally-heated offices. Then, because nylon does not conduct electricity well, the charge cannot escape, and gives you an electric shock. But a 8.8. C. science and industry programme reports that a well-known firm of carpet manufacturers and a giant international chemical concern have combined their expertise to produce a carpet mainly of nylon but with a small proportion of fibres of a new material which conducts electricity. So no longer will the secretaries wince and jump each time they get a shock between the carpet and the metal filing cabinet
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32775, 27 November 1971, Page 12
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