Static shocks - are you prone to them?

spoofilyj · 24-07-2012 04:08PM

Biggins wrote: »

Every time I walk though a particular town centre, I sell to get a serious amount of nasty static shocks from either the buttons on lifts, from door handles and other items.
Its always in one shopping centre.
Around the rest of the town, I'm absolutely fine.

Is it something to do with the materials, the building was constructed with?

Anyone else the same? Are you prone to static more so in some areas or at all?

Any suggestions (besides avoiding the property) for lowering the chances of being zapped by static?

Yes but I completely depends on what I'm wearing and where I am.

In work I'm constantly getting big shocks when earthing myself on the metal stair rails or the door release switch.

It only happens when I'm wearing my formal work trousers with shoes that have a leather sole and rubber lower sole, thus when walking my trousers which must have some man made material in them such as nylon etc are generating a charge and because I'm insulated from the ground the charge gets stored until I touch something and it all goes out in one go.

When I'm wearing the same cloths with different shoes I dont get the shock though.

It can be really painful at times! Although some of my friends get shocked when closing car doors and I believe that can be a lot more painful...

I think atmospheric pressure may be a contributary factor too...

mauzo · 24-07-2012 04:11PM

kfallon wrote: »

No, just bend your finger and press it with the mid knuckle. Think the tip of the finger is the most conductive (is that a word???) part. Prob has something to do with maybe it's bone at the knuckle. It was a little tip me Da gave me, he's an electrician and it worked for me!

Try it later on or the next time you are in a lift!

If ever I see a weirdo pressing a lift button with their elbow and generally looking like a mong I'll come over and say hi

Gee thanks, Sure you wouldnt mind being seen with me in public now??

kfallon · 24-07-2012 04:13PM

syndeyfife wrote: »

Gee thanks, Sure you wouldnt mind being seen with me in public now??

Na I don't mind at all.....once the bag is over your head everything should be fine then

Car doors....now there's another thing that gives me shocks!

Krispie · 24-07-2012 04:24PM

Oh Yeah.
OH bought a Dyson vacuum back years ago. Just moved into new house so brand spanking new carpets too. I went to vacuum carpets and BANG, mother of all static shocks. Naturally I fessed up and said...... "it was an electric shock from the Dyson." Since them have got away with hoovering around the house.:D:D

cocoshovel · 24-07-2012 04:27PM

Very rarely, but Im prone to getting them constantly off shopping trolleys and treadmills. Its kind of addictive in a way, I keep touching the shopping trolley every 2 minutes or so to get a shock. I dont know why?!

The Dummy Runner · 24-07-2012 04:36PM

Gbear wrote: »

Protip:

If you get shocked by shopping trollies a lot, as you're moving around the shop, keep contact with the metal at all times.

This way you're constantly discharging the static rather than getting it in big lumps which hurt your hand.

Shopping trollies aways getting us. I'd have 2 kids in the seats and we normally zap each other.

foxyboxer · 24-07-2012 05:12PM

ZZZzzzzap!

Kerry Gooner · 24-07-2012 05:18PM

Strange but only find it a problem with Tesco trolleys.

Biggins · 24-07-2012 05:55PM

smash wrote: »

Chernobyl?

Aye, parts of me glow in the dark!

Canard · 24-07-2012 06:08PM

castletownman wrote: »

I found when I was in Las Vegas years ago I ALWAYS got static shocks from touching anything metal (car doors etc). It only happened in Vegas though, never anywhere else in the States, and we travelled around every where in it every summer!

I figured it must have been all the neon lights :P

Same! Everything I touched was shocking me - door handles especially. I figured it was the carpets though. :P

Real Life · 24-07-2012 06:12PM

yes i get them a lot, i also cause computers to freeze a lot. not sure if its related or not.

Samich · 24-07-2012 06:14PM

Yes

Hand rails, door handles etc.

I hate going to touch them in case I get a shock

Samich · 24-07-2012 06:17PM

Oh yeah, static electricity is due to the humidity in the air. The electricity has less water to conduct through in low humidity which is why you'd be getting shocked in Las Vegas

Biggins · 24-07-2012 07:00PM

Its got to the stage now that if I'm out with the wife, she knows to do the pressing of all the buttons on lifts all the time.

El Weirdo · 24-07-2012 07:34PM

I used to get them all the time - car doors, stairways, trollies.

Stopped wearing Nike trainers and have never had one since.

Nikes also stink after a while, in a way that no other brand of sports shoe does - I was told by someone that it's the glue they use.

Adidas Originals FTW.

kfallon · 24-07-2012 07:43PM

I've stopped getting them the past few months, wonder was it something to do with shoes/runners etc that I've changed.

Jimoslimos · 24-07-2012 07:47PM

Yeah I seem to be prone to them.

Happened once while I was moving in to give the gf a kiss, between our noses before they touched *SHOCK*

One of us screamed like a girl:o

kfallon · 24-07-2012 07:49PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Yeah I seem to be prone to them.

Happened once while I was moving in to give the gf a kiss, between our noses before they touched *SHOCK*

One of us screamed like a girl:o

Jaysus I'd say ye held yer breath when you were just about to stick yer mickey in her :pac:

Biggins · 24-07-2012 08:02PM

The weird thing is that it happens only in one shopping centre - never other centres, never elsewhere!

Abi · 24-07-2012 08:07PM

Only seem to get them in shopping centres and from their trolleys. It doesn't always happen though, just when you least expect it :mad:

kfallon · 24-07-2012 08:11PM

Biggins wrote: »

The weird thing is that it happens only in one shopping centre - never other centres, never elsewhere!

Maybe their prices are shocking.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3HXefD41wI

Samich · 24-07-2012 08:44PM

Biggins wrote: »

The weird thing is that it happens only in one shopping centre - never other centres, never elsewhere!

Could be something to do with air conditioning.

Latchy · 24-07-2012 08:46PM

They put that Telstar satellite up in space 50 years ago ...I blame NASA for this :pac:

Me brushing past somebody with a nylon cardigan or dress will in many cases trigger a static surge in moi body .

Static shocks - are you prone to them?

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