Be Electrific Day

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 Be Electrific Day was invented by professional speaker, body language expert, and speech pathologist Carolyn Finch in 1988, and celebrated since 1998. She created this day to encourage people to learn more about electricity and explore the electricity in our own bodies. By this, she means “to put light where light has not been before.”

Our bodily functions depend on the electrical currents that pass through our nervous systems. These send signals through our bodies and enable us to move, think, and feel. In fact, our whole body contains huge masses of atoms causing us to generate electricity that ensures our survival. Thus, electricity within our bodies is crucial to keeping us alive.

February 11 was picked because it is the birthday of Thomas Alva Edison. His inventions, especially the light bulb, fueled  the use of electricity across the globe. 

Thomas Edison's inventions also included the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and hundreds of other gadgets, that make our modern technology possible.   Be Electrific Day is the day to celebrate Edison’s birthday and the electricity within our bodies. So, if you’re waiting for a day to be electric, February 11 is the day!