does anyone one get shocked a lot
By gyasitaylor
@gyasitaylor (150)
United States
November 30, 2006 5:34pm CST
Does anyone constantly build up static electricity and get shocked all day long? I do and it sucks
4 responses
@ilse72 (1450)
• United States
30 Nov 06
I do and I hate it! I get very paranoid this time of year about touching metal door handles, etc. I try to touch a piece of wood before touching anything metal. I don't just get a little zing, I get big zaps and, at times, you can even see the sparks! Reminds me that I need to get a small piece of wood to keep in my purse...doors at the mall have no wood aroudn them and I got zapped but good the other day entering the mall.
@gyasitaylor (150)
• United States
30 Nov 06
wood helps? i've been touching things with a little key first to help absorb the shock. After a while, it puts me in a bad mood and I know I look like an idiot when I touch everything with my key
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@ilse72 (1450)
• United States
1 Dec 06
Yes, wood is a grounding source so removes the charge without causing you any discomfort at all. You need to rub your hand over the wood or be holding onto wood at the time you touch the metal. Before I quit work, I always held on to the window ledge(which was wood) before touching the door handle.
@saadsiddiqui87 (10)
• Pakistan
26 Feb 07
A lot ov tyme and it totally sux....i have even touched the naked wires...oh that wuz too much!!!!! I HATE BEING SHOKED BUT AT THE SAME TYME ITS ADVENTUROUS!!!!!!
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
30 Nov 06
The only place I have problems with this is at work. The girl who works with me has the same problem. I think it is because we are the only people who walk on a very small carpeted area, we are surrounded by electronic and metal, and I am pretty sure everything is not ground properly. Once I leave work I am safe (thankfully). I normally get shocked at least 10 times in a five hour work day. It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't hurt!
@meeoww (1174)
• United States
13 Dec 06
You can also get those anti-static clothes sprays. You can spray the carpet in your work area with that and that should help. I think that I've heard something also about some kind of water....deionized maybe? Put it in a spray bottle & use the same way.
