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Dont you hate getting shocked when you reach for the doorknob

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Bring an electric drill to work and just take off the doorknob. That'd be cool if you imitated Office Space.
 
The door leading to the stairs in my apartment shocks me all the time. I'm now pretty much like the hamster from that Simpsons episode where she see's who is smarter, Bart or the Hamster. I cringe everytime I leave because I know i'm going to get shocked. =)
 
Originally posted by: SCSIfreek
is there any way to avoid the shock after driving your car?
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Yes.

Park the car. Open the door. Before you get out of your seat, grab the (metal) door frame. Keep hold of the door frame as you get out of the car. Close the car door. No shock!
 
I come from a coastal city in India, so never experienced static electricity before - though I had read of it in high-school (the crackling sound your comb makes when you comb dry hair and how the comb can turn into a temporary magnet). The first night I landed in the U.S, I got my first taste of static electricity when I tried to open my motel room door. I thought it was probably some sort of security mechanism 😱 The next day it happened everywhere at work and then my HR guy explained what caused it! Now, I use my car key or coat sleeve to ground the static before opening doors - otherwise I just slam my hand hard on the knob so I won't notice the sharper sting of shock 🙁 Somedays it can get real bad and I see a huge (relatively speaking, of course 🙂 ) streak of blue bolt! Wonder if it makes us all dumber to keep frying our brains this way 😛
 
i neveeeeeeeeeeeer get shocked. i want to feel it so i just 'know' what i feels like. if i walk around my room and shuffle my feet and touch a steel ladder will that do it?
 
Originally posted by: acidvoodoo
i neveeeeeeeeeeeer get shocked. i want to feel it so i just 'know' what i feels like. if i walk around my room and shuffle my feet and touch a steel ladder will that do it?
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Take the back off a plug and touch the live wire 😀

 
no no no, i mean static plug.


and that has happend before 🙁, was plugging something in and not really paying attention, but the cover had come off and i touched the copper contacts. worst pain ever, left a black mark on my finger for 6 weeks 🙁
 
2 ways to avoid static electricity...

1) Carry a key with you at all times and touch metal with it before using your hands
2) Slam the bottom of your fist on the object so that you feel the impact more than a shock (works great!)

Anyone else do this ?
 
Originally posted by: SCSIfreek
is there any way to avoid the shock after driving your car? I hated it!!!!! Man How I wish they invented something that grounds the car.

--Scsi
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I've found that as you get out, keep the back of your leg pressed against the side/bottom frame of your car (where the door just vacated)... then touch the door. Don't ask me why this works, but I never get shocked this way.
 
Originally posted by: KraziKid
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: Hatari Chic
I was the soul of static electricity today. Long hair, cotton shirt, and fleece jacket apparently don't work well together.
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Was it cold?
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I don't know where she is from, but here in Long Island, New York we got a good 8 inches of snow where I live.
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Where on LI are you from? What town ?

 
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