A blue spark just flew out of my hall door key!

youtube!

WTF!

I was just locking up the front door for the night and as I touched the key on to the lock a bloody great blue spark literally jumped of the key:eek:. and I felt a little shock, any scientific explanation from the boffins cos it was very feckin weird!

landsleaving

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phasers

are you a wizard

endacl

It's a magic key. You are the chosen one.

Or its the cold weather and the spark was a static discharge.

Either way. Cool.

freeze4real

youtube it

zenno

I got that before when i touched the metal on the cooker. Don't forget we are all made of electricity so it doesn't surprise me when this happens of touching metal.

sfwcork

Congrats. Would you like a medal?

M cebee

static discharge probly
might be related to your footwear and flooring

Southern Dandy

Electro static shock, if you could hear and see the spark it is at least 4500-5000 volts.

PizzamanIRL

I can explain.

What happened was when the key and the lock touched, a blue spark jumped out. Kind of like pregnancy.

phasers

zenno wrote: »

Don't forget we are all made of electricity

Wat.

youtube!

Southern Dandy wrote: »

Electro static shock, if you could hear and see the spark it is at least 4500-5000 volts.

:eek::eek::eek::eek: I am lucky to be alive!!

JustAddWater

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Southern Dandy

youtube! wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek: I am lucky to be alive!!

It's the current that kills you, not the voltage.

landsleaving

Southern Dandy wrote: »

It's the current that kills you, not the voltage.

That's why you should only swim when there's a lifeguard on duty.

MacCaulkey Culkin up to his usual tricks

endacl

zenno wrote: »

Don't forget we are all made of electricity so it doesn't surprise me when this happens of touching metal.

Must......................... resist................. asking..............

Suspect........... answer........... may............. display........ comical ......... misunderstanding....... of........ random........ factoid...........

Its no good. I can't hold it in. Go ahead. Explain?

TheBody

It a glitch in the matrix op. Morpheus will be along in a while with the blue pill for you.

FixdePitchmark

For science, what materials were all objects, key, lock, door.

Mostly likely static, but could be electronegativity.
Ambient conditions could also be playing a part.

Or you wired the electric bell wrong and, then you could be killed.

Electric bell could have a damaged wire onto door circuit or live is damaged coming into house onto a metal door frame.

All becoming increasingly dangerous - move house. Do not use door again.

Sofiztikated

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

For science, what materials were all objects, key, lock, door.

Mostly likely static, but could be electronegativity.
Ambient conditions could also be plating a part.

Or you wired the electric bell wrong and, then you could be killed.

Electric bell could have a damaged wire onto door circuit or live is damaged coming into house onto a metal door frame.

All becoming increasingly dangerous - move house. Do not use door again.

How is he supposed to get back out again?

Archeron

youtube! wrote: »

WTF!

I was just locking up the front door for the night and as I touched the key on to the lock a bloody great blue spark literally jumped of the key:eek:. and I felt a little shock, any scientific explanation from the boffins cos it was very feckin weird!

You are the keymaster.
I have searched these lands for you for nigh on a thousand years.
Soon, I shall use your powers to unlock the very gates of hell.
I am somewhat surprised to find you in after hours.

zenno

endacl wrote: »

Must......................... resist................. asking..............

Suspect........... answer........... may............. display........ comical ......... misunderstanding....... of........ random........ factoid...........

Its no good. I can't hold it in. Go ahead. Explain?

How do you think your brain fires neurons, it sends out an electrical signal to send to parts of your body to move but it looks like YOUTUBE's neurons brain sent out too many .

FixdePitchmark

Sofiztikated wrote: »

How is he supposed to get back out again?

Window or back door. You could take a chance with the materials on inside , let us know if you die.

I always knew you would be a bright spark.

MadsL

Jesus, OP you should try living in a desert climate - the air is so dry here my cat looks like a Tesla coil when she moves over a carpet with the lights off!

Poor thing gets a static shock from everything she touches with her nose.

endacl

Archeron wrote: »

You are the keymaster.

Bugger. Never thought of that. He's Vince Clortho!!

Any chance you look a bit like Rick Moranis, OP?

Certainly would explain the blue spark.

TheUsual

You might be a mutant.

zenno

I'd say what probably happened was that Youtube was standing at his front door and it was very dark and as he proceeded to penetrate his key into said lock he fumbled with the key and it would not make contact with said lock for so long that the amount of neurons fireing electrical charges built up and proceeded to send accumulations of electrical energy to his hand in which case a small lightning bolt ensued.

youtube!

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

For science, what materials were all objects, key, lock, door.

Mostly likely static, but could be electronegativity.
Ambient conditions could also be plating a part.

Or you wired the electric bell wrong and, then you could be killed.

Electric bell could have a damaged wire onto door circuit or live is damaged coming into house onto a metal door frame.

All becoming increasingly dangerous - move house. Do not use door again.

Standard metal key touching on to Brass lock.

I had just moved my car from the road into the drive for the night,
came in tried to lock up after myself and BADOOOM! Blue spark and little clicky noise ejects from key giving me a little static ,but feeling a bit stronger than static jolt on hand, I am not the better for it, shocking literally.

endacl

zenno wrote: »

How do you think your brain fires neurons, it sends out an electrical signal to send to parts of your body to move but it looks like YOUTUBE's neurons brain sent out too many .

Thought it'd be something along those lines. Thanks!

Bruthal

youtube! wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek: I am lucky to be alive!!

Arent we all

FixdePitchmark

youtube! wrote: »

Standard metal key touching on to Brass lock.

I had just moved my car from the road into the drive for the night,
came in tried to lock up after myself and BADOOOM! Blue spark and little clicky noise ejects from key giving me a little static ,but feeling a bit stronger than static jolt on hand, I am not the better for it, shocking literally.

Perhaps the car key thing played a part , it was a current carrying conductor in a field - or static

Have you any supper powers since, have you tested all your body parts.

Tefral

Put one of these on your keys http://dx.com/p/anti-static-static-removal-prevent-shock-keychain-24031

dj jarvis

Southern Dandy wrote: »

It's the current that kills you, not the voltage.

is that not amperage ?
the higher the amps the quicker it will get ya

youtube!

cronin_j wrote: »

Put one of these on your keys http://dx.com/p/anti-static-static-removal-prevent-shock-keychain-24031

Well by God they have everything these days! I am definitely gettin me one of those gizmos, dont want to go through that trauma again! Thank you!

Bruthal

Southern Dandy wrote: »

It's the current that kills you, not the voltage.

In normal electrical circuits, the current is proportional to the voltage. So the higher the voltage, the higher the current through the body when connected across the source, so the shock received does indeed depend on voltage, among other things.

For static charging of small areas, it is a stored charge for a small amount of energy. The discharge lasts for microseconds, and is only a small energy transfer, so does no damage to a person.

But static can kill, in the form of lightning.

Hal1

Sushi for lunch? oh wait, I read that wrong?!

Miss Lockhart

Your letter for Hogwarts is on the way. Usually you get a hornbeam or holly wood wand, but your hall door key has chosen you so get used to it.

dj jarvis wrote: »

is that not amperage ?
the higher the amps the quicker it will get ya

Current is measured in amps.

Tefral

youtube! wrote: »

Well by God they have everything these days! I am definitely gettin me one of those gizmos, dont want to go through that trauma again! Thank you!

Great site, I end up spending a fortune on stuff I dont need on it..