I know everyone can get static shock but lately I have been getting zapped so much that I worry about how much stronger can the shock get. How do I prevent this without carrying a grounding strap tied to my leg?
122672
dryer sheets, rub them on your hands and things you use often that shock you... door knobs, hair brush, tv
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you're well insulated.  Therefore when you collect charge from moving around, you don't lose it very easily.  Then you touch something, a door, or metal that is a very good conductor....you lose the charge in the form of static electricity.  walking around on plastics will do the trick...turf, trampolenes, synthetic carpeting.  As they are very willing to give you charge that they have built up, and if you're well insulated...you start collecting it.
80241
It could be a blood clot in your leg. Or just a reduction in blood flow so your nerves are being put into "shock" and you get the tingling feeling. But from what you have said I would highly recommend getting that looked at by your doctor.
4530
Sounds like static electricty, which tends to develop in windy dry conditions.  Check it out.
16274
Static electricity. You need to be careful about this as it can severely damage your system. You may need one of those bracelets that help to discharge the static electricity before you get on your computer during the winter months as the weather & walking around on carpets is part of what helps to create the build-up...
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Don't seek shelter under a tree!  The tallest thing in the area is most likely to get struck by lighting.  You go running for shelter under a tree and you're more likely to get struck!  Kneeling down, bending forward and putting your hands on your kness sounds like it would be less likely to be a conductor.  I'd try it.  Thanks for keeping me informed!  :)
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I have that problem every winter, especially at work. I have gotten to the point where I will touch the door with my hand before I touch the doorknob to discharge the static electricity. That way u don't get shocked when u touch the handle. If I'm going to touch the sink or anything like that, I'll touch something near by, like the cabinet, with my knee first. I
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I experienced something similar to the 'static shocks' that you are speaking of. When trying to stop taking the anti-anxiety/anti-depressant drug Effexor XR I experienced HORRIBLE withdrawal side effects, including something I likened to a 'shock' or..when you hit your elbow/funny bone and the jolt that goes through your arm...in your whole body! My mother also just stopped taking this, and she described the same things. A good question might be when do these occur? The frequency and any possible common denominators might help you to figure out what is causing this. Are you currently taking any medications, or have stopped them? See if these suggestions help!
620683
No there's nothing like that.You get thrown because of abnormal contraction of muscles.Electricity is not throwing you.Both are dangerous and damage is determined by amount of time you are in contact, strength of current and power loss that takes place in your body.Reason DC is used has to do with cutting transmission losses.If you have to fence very large area and you want to keep power losses to minimum you use DC.\nTherefore whether you get stuck or not has to do with the way your  muscles react to this stimulus and not on AC or DC.
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Static charge is deposited on the surface of the CRT during the operation of the TV. So your tester glows because of the electrostatic potential existing between your hand and the surface of the CRT. \n\nThe voltage, and the current resulting through our body when we touch it are too weak to cause us any harm. All the same, you do notice your hair standing on end don't you?
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You probably have dry skin, wear static-prone clothing (like fleece, wool, silk or cotton), or wear "hard" rubber/plastic bottomed shoes, or even "slide" your feet more than others while you walk... many things can cause a static build up... I cannot tell you for sure what is the most signifigant cause of your build up... but I can tell you how to disipate the anoying charge, and how to discharge it without feeling it:\n\n\nStatic electricities "enimies":\n\nEarth ground - static "usualy" has an oposing/different potential than ground... many metal objects around your home are grounded... probably the best grounded, easily accessible point(s) in most homes, is/are the screws on the faceplates of light switches, and outlets... in most us homes, these are connected to a ground wire, which connects to at least 1, usualy more ground rods, usualy place near your electrical service entrance... anyways, to make a long rant shorter, touching these will usualy cause the most powerful discharge (it will make a bigger spark, and you will feel it the most), so if you want to get rid of the charge, touch a screw (you will still feel the shock).\n\nmoisture - high humidity, and moisture will cause the charge to dissipate MUCH faster, often, it dissipates fast enough, that a feelable charge never builds up, so spraying your clothes with a fine mist, wil help keep the charge from building\n\nNo more "ouch"? - to prevent yourself from feeling a static charge, you can use something else to make contact... try this, build up a charge, but don't touch anything that normaly causes the static shock, instead, tightly grasp one end of a key, or other metal object that you have in your pocket, then touch the other end to whatever "causes" the shock... or just try touching it to a screw like I mentioned above... watch the end, you will see the spark (especialy in a dark room)... but you wont feel the shock... this is because our bodies mainly only feel a charge where it exits, and when you grasp the key, electricly, it is like an extension of your body, and since you cannot "feel" the end of the key, you do not feel the shock (for the most part).
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you are almost right, electrical ground is allways relative to a higer potential source like a live wire and the current flows toward ground from the higer source, when you ar isolated (you have rubber shoes, you have a high resistance in the way of the current), there still a current flow, but it is so small (nano amperes) that you body cant feel it
617219
A lot of static electricity in the air can cause "dry lightning".  I assume that is what happened.
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The reason for the fainting is called Vaso-vagal syncope.  In a nutshell what happens is that the brain sends a signal to the body that is out of proportion to the stimulus.  This signals, amongst others, is sent to the heart causing it to slowdown drastically (H.R. 40-50 bpm; Normal 60-100) and a drop in blood pressure.  This reduces the blood supply to the brain and by consequence results in fainting.  When this happens ppl usually feel it coming on and feel hot, clammy and dizzy.  The best way to avoid actually fainting is to lay down flat on the ground and raise the legs up (help blood return to the heart and allows it to be sent to the brain more easily).  This is by no means dangerous apart from the high risk of a fall injury.\n\nFor more information do a search on vasovagal syncope
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I used to work for a wire company and it sometimes ran the wire through a part of the machine called the Hi Pot test it would run 10,000 volts through the wire and if it burned through the insulation than the machine would stop and you would cut the defected wire away and retired the machine but I would get shocked every time the hi-pot machine would kick off.  It made my mussels contract abit and made me jump.  Some times when I didn't have money for coffee I would stick my finger in the hipot to get a zap to wake up. It hurt a little but it woke me up just the same.  Any how it isn't the Volts that kill you it is the Amps.  The Higher the Amps the greater the current is.  Like you could get killed with only 12 volts if the amps are high.  consider Water the smaller the hole the faster the water goes because of pressure.  Well Amps are like that.  The Higher the Amp the greater the pressure.
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Holding a metal object that you touch the thing that'll shock you works. The charge still goes through your body, but it enters your hand from the object across a large area instead of via a small spark, so no one nerve is stimulated sufficiently for you to notice it.
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electrical shock is no joke if your talking 110vac or higher, it can cause heart failure you should be monitored for 24 hrs, also you could be burnt in the inside of your body. less of 1 amp can kill you