original: The static charges remain on an object until they either bleed off to ground or are quickly neutralized by a discharge.
simplifications: Static charges remain on an object until they bleed off or are discharged. The static charges stay on an object until they move into the ground or get neutralized by a discharge. Static charges stay on objects until they transfer into the ground or are neutralized by a discharge. Static charges stay on an item, are discharged, or dissipate to the ground. The static charges stay on an object until they bleed off to ground or are neutralized by a discharge. The static charges stay on an object until they bleed off to ground or are quickly neutralized by a discharge. Static charges remain on an object until they bleed off to ground or neutralized by a discharge. The electric charges stay on an object until they either move into the ground or get evened out by a discharge. The static charges remain on an object until they either bleed off to ground, or are discharged. The static charges stay on an object until they bleed off to ground or are quickly neutralized by a discharge.