Static in the winter

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alcimedesalcimedes
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I hate static in the winter.



Don't you?

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  • Reply 1 of 19
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    I will not be touching a light switch in my apartment for the next 3 months.
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    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    ...I have never seen electricity do that. Why would the arc reach so high into the air and not just go more straight across?



    You think that is bad, you should see me and my locker after I take off my fleece jacket when I get to school!
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  • Reply 3 of 19
    billybobskybillybobsky Posts: 1,914member
    path of least resistance. the initial arc ionizes the air, which results in heating. The hot ions rise and the electron flow with them.
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    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    Wow!
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    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
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    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by BRussell





    So you finally decided to share that picture of your girlfriend? She's nice.
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  • Reply 7 of 19
    magicfingersmagicfingers Posts: 703member
    Static, oh yeah.

    getting up out of my lazy boy chair with my headfone/mic for my play station2 on my head and having the mic arc the "spark from hell" to my lip or even my teeth, the jolt is like a slap to the mouth!! the first time that happened I jumped back so hard I pulled the PS2 off it perch.

    It gets to the point that I have to focus in mentally and then physically prepare myself for the inevitabe zap that goes along with this dry winter air.
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  • Reply 8 of 19
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    What is that a high voltage fuse?
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    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    My heart almost stops every time I get out of my car due to the shock that I get from touching the exterior when I close the door. Nothing stops it. It is really beginning to hurt and I want it to stop!!!
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  • Reply 10 of 19
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    actually, what helps with the car shocks is to touch the metal of your car with your leg the entire time you get out.



    by never seperating yourself from the car, you never get that massive shock when you first touch the door to close it.



    at least that's the only thing i've ever found that works.
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  • Reply 11 of 19
    baumanbauman Posts: 1,248member
    You can also attach a thin wire from the body to the ground to just drag along.



    Or always have a quarter ready to touch the car with before you touch it. Since there's no gap between you and the quarter, you don't feel the shock.
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  • Reply 12 of 19
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    I always use my arm to close the car door. It's not as disturbing or painful that way.
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  • Reply 13 of 19
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by billybobsky

    path of least resistance. the initial arc ionizes the air, which results in heating. The hot ions rise and the electron flow with them.



    I think that's the biggest Jacob's Ladder I've ever seen.
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  • Reply 14 of 19
    rageousrageous Posts: 2,170member
    To prevent shocks in your household, strategically place humidifiers.
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  • Reply 15 of 19
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    Great movie Alcimedes. The scarry thing is that in ten years Intel's product will need such an amount of electricity
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  • Reply 16 of 19
    billybobskybillybobsky Posts: 1,914member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by bauman

    You can also attach a thin wire from the body to the ground to just drag along.



    Or always have a quarter ready to touch the car with before you touch it. Since there's no gap between you and the quarter, you don't feel the shock.



    Yeah that trick just dilutes the pain.
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  • Reply 17 of 19
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by rageous

    To prevent shocks in your household, strategically place humidifiers.



    Live somewhere that isn't ass cold and dry.
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  • Reply 18 of 19
    rageousrageous Posts: 2,170member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Eugene

    Live somewhere that isn't ass cold and dry.



    Like where? Virtually the entire US has been like this lately. Good strategy though.



    Let's see: I can A) buy a humidifier, or B) go through the monumental hassle of finding a new job, new home, then packing all my stuff, enrolling my kids in a new school system.... etc., without any guarantee I can avoid the elusive creature that is static electricity anyways.
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  • Reply 19 of 19
    progmacprogmac Posts: 1,850member
    I always leave water in the tub after bathing to increase humidity in my very small apartment.
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