Can different shoes stop static electricity?
YES. Static electricity can be a real problem in electronics manufacture because it can damage electronic devices in a way that cannot be measured so that they may pass factory tests but fail early on in life. Electronic manufacturers therefore go to great lengths to prevent rapid static discharge by ensuring that all who come close to the product in manufacture wear conductive shoes to safely and slowly dissipate static electricity. All movement (walking, moving air from fans, conveyors etc.) creates a build up of static electricity as electrons rub off one item and deposit on another. When there is a path to ground this static charge will jump across small air gaps to take it. Even though you cannot feel it, these sparks can be enough to damage sensitive electronics (particularly CMOS devices). The build up of static charge can be dissipated through any conductive path to ground. Rubber soled shoes do not conduct electricity and therefore you can build up a static charge. Leather sol
