From Reactions.

If you rub two identical balloons together, they both pick up a static charge. This strange and unexpected behavior has been documented in the scientific literature and remains fundamentally unexplained to this day. But when George tries the experiment, he stumbles into something that – to the best of his knowledge – has *never* been reported in the literature, and is, if possible, even stranger.

ElectroBoom Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqlqCIZ3Kfg

Producers:
Andrew Sobey
Elaine Seward
Darren Weaver

Writer:
George Zaidan

Hosts:
George Zaidan

Executive Producer:
Matthew Radcliff

Scientific Consultants:
Juan Carlos Sobarzo, MSc
Scott Russell Waitukaitis PhD

Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez
Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing
Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell

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Sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Eubul87pBRZ_xkpXtZ5OxWPakEUlK7_bpiSoVicT8g0/edit?usp=sharing