Why do little pieces of paper stick to the brush after i brush my hair with it?

Question

If you tear paper into little pieces of paper and then brush your hair with a brush and then hover the brush a little above the paper then the little pieces of paper will stick to the brush. And i want to know why is that. I want a detail scientific explanation, i need to do this for school. Please give as much detail as possible.

Answer 1

You charge the comb when you comb your hair with it the comb is becoming a negative charge and when you bring it near paper it attracts it because the paper is neutral. Neutral attracts negative charges.

Answer 2

Static electricity.  Check out this site.

Answer 3

This effect is due to charge of static electricity.

This attracts small objects.