We thought it might be static charges in the air, making them behave so.
For the dimensions of the guy insulation, static charges on guys have to be considered.
One side effect is that the subject builds up a large static charge.
It takes no extra energy if there is a static electric charge on the object.
There may also be a static charge involved in the mechanism, too.
In a body a long way away anticipation was building like a static charge along his spine.
It seems to use the static charge from your body to start the process.
They may also be sensitive to static electrical charges in the air.
"The cause of the fires seems to have been static electric charges," he said.
"What we don't understand is why there were these static electric charges."