How do I get rid of static shock/electricity?
143693
Friction causes the electrical charge. Touch something rubber to kill it. Touch metal to continue the conduction thus shocking yourself or others. Break the curcuit.
84239
Try heat. (Or wire strippers if it is infact a wire.)
135785
Ive done that before, it happens from the friction, and the static electricity!!
933105
Take precautions against static electricity, especially when you open the box or handle the chip.  Mild static damage can ruin miniature electronics like chips easily.  If you felt the shock, it was probably enough to ruin it right away, more mild damage should show up within six months.\n\nYou've probably learned the static rules, then forgotten bits.  I know I have.  Here's a refresher. http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Computer_Science/2002/static.asp
841099
If you follow the instructions about how to unpack a package with anti-static instructions there is no risk, otherwise you might get an electric shock; hope not across the heart; it could be fatal even with a fraction of one amp.
333311
"(shut all electricity off from your computer, i.e. pull the plug)"\nLol thats after you've turned off your computer that is. Don't ever unplug/turn off the computer with windows running if you can help it. Doing so might result in damaging system files preventing windows from working properly or starting at all.\n\nIf a reboot doesn't help try deleting your internet cache. If your using Internet Explorer open it up and click on Tools - Internet Options - Delete Files - Ok. Its also got a button to delete cookies that may help. Failing all that try getting a new copy of Shockwave flash off the internet (macromedia.com?) and installing that.
1112560
no....human bodies carry electric current very well and when you touch something with too much static, it goes thru that point in your body, and out another (into the earth). You're basically the earthing-wire.
72736
You can spray your clothes with an anti-static spray like Static Guard or Staticide to prevent static electric buildup. I usually see them in computer parts stores (static is bad for computers).\n\nDuring the winter, there is very little humidity in the air. Dry air is a very bad conductor of electricity. During the summer months, you produce just as much static electricity, but it leaves your body quicker through the moisture in the air.
199036
Current burns, voltage jerks the muscles.  Too much current, you're toast.  Too much voltage, your heart stops.\n\nStatic built up from rubbing your socks on the carpet probably won't kill you.\n\nSeveral years back, in the wintertime, there were some news reports of people whose car blew up at the gas pumps.  Supposedly it was due to static electricity.\n\nIt's rare to get "shocked" outside when getting in or out of one's car or touching it or whatever but it does happen.  I remember a couple times in the past 5 years when it happened to me. A tiny percentage of times I have done that but way more than zero.\n\nSo, I guess the combination of a spark and being by your open gas tank could kills you, indirectly.\n\nTaking an extreme counter-example, there was a girl struck by lightening at the WHFS alternative rock festival in DC a few years ago. Apparently it knocked her a few feet from where she was standing.  But, it didn't kill her.  She was lucky.\n\nStatic charges build up more easily in wintertime. The air is dryer.  Something about the air molecules is different when there is less moisture.  I forget what, but you have probably noticed more "static" shocks in winter than any other time of year, unless you live in a really cold, dry place.\n\nA three inch spark seems pretty far.\n\nIn high school physics class, they said that each inch that a spark travelled off a sphere through the air indicated 10,000 volts.  I think it was 10,000.  Well, you're not a sphere and you are probably not touching one but that still seems like a lot.\n\nI used to get shocks of half or three quarters of an inch  when touching the corners of walls at the house I grew up in all the time.  That was really nothing.  I barely felt it.  It was just a surprise to feel it, and also to see the spark leap between the wall and your finger.\n\nModern buildings have grounding wires on all the outlets and stuff like that, to prevent electrical problems.  Not sure what really old buildings are like.\n\nIf you are wearing a sweater or wool clothing, that could increase the amount of static charge you build up.  There are all kinds of things that could do it.\n\nIf it happens on warm, humid days when you are not wearing any wool or sweaters, that would really be strange.  If not, maybe it is what you are wearing or the atmosphere that is mostly responsible.\n\nAlso, carpet is a big factor.\n\nFeeling it hours later, that's freaky. That never happened to me.
16724
As you are building a computer, ESD sensitive parts can get damaged.  You can buy an ESD wrist strap and hook it to the AC outlets center screw (between the two plugs).  This will let the static electricity discharge through ground and not hurt your components.
957176
I assume you are talking about a static shock.\n\nTo put it simply. The body is a pretty decent conductor of electricty as well as a capacitor (something that stores electrical charge). When electric charge builds up, but has no place to go thats what we call a static charge. You can see this when you rub a balloon on your head and it makes your hair stick up, and the balloon may even stick to your head. This is due to static electricity.\n\nWhen you have a charge built up on your skin, but have not grounded yourself, say by touching something metal, that charge will remain there until it has someplace to go. Electricity will move in the direction of least resistance, and as soon as you touch another person, or a ground of some sort it "jumps" from its stored state (static state) into the least (or less) resistive medium.
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yes every thing i touch schocks me  \n\nWe usually only notice static electricity in the winter when the air is very dry. During the summer, the air is more humid. The water in the air helps electrons move off you more quickly, so you can not build up as big a charge.
252927
think so... we all have static electricity in our body...
188264
I think my fear of being shocked is turning into a phobia. In highschool I went to the school nurse and asked her what in the world was going on with by body because I was continuosly getting shocked by static. She of course thought I was just trying to get out of class but honestly I still have that same problem today and I am 24. I touch everything very carefully. When I get out of the car I pat at it first and then I get out. I hate going to stores without automatic doors because I just know they will shock me. I hate this. I spend so much money on fabric sheets and softener it is pitiful. If you find out anything Please let me know. It might be some kind of imbalance with our bodies or something I don't know but I know I am tired of it.
333010
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).
1137925
It is called static electric.
42544
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...