But nature also has other forces, such as the electric force. The Electric Force Ordinary matter consists of negative electrons and positive atomic nuclei , and their electric charges attract each other.
Usual matter has equal amount of positive and negative electric charge.
Objects with positive charge attract those with negative charge, but two positively charged objects, or two negative ones, repel each other. There exist other ways of detaching electrons from matter, but the process is self-limiting. If that voltage gets too high, electrons may be pushed off as a spark, and a symmetric effect exists with positive charge, which can forcibly pull electrons from surrounding material. In general, sharp points create sparks even at low voltages, while large smooth spheres resist sparking. You may be pleased to know that if you sit inside a closed aluminum airplane cabin when it is struck by lightning, the metal enclosure protects you from any electric effects.