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- From: dannyb@panix.com (Daniel Burstein)
- Subject: Re: What causes electrical shock?
- Message-ID: <C196zJ.33F@panix.com>
- Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC
- References: <1993Jan21.201040.15276@news.unomaha.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 11:38:07 GMT
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- In <1993Jan21.201040.15276@news.unomaha.edu> djclute@cwis.unomaha.edu (Daniel Jonathan Clute) writes:
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- > On a recent vacation, I stayed in a hotel room full of static;
- >whenever I tried to turn on a light, I was shocked. Needless to say,
- >each time I was shocked, I thought more and more about what actually
- >causes static shock so that I could somehow alleviate the problem.
- >Vacation over, I'm still seeking the answers to two particular questions:
- >1) what causes static shock (low humidity?), and 2) what is the proper
- >technique to "ground out" (rub on wood?).
-
- > Simply inquistive,
- > Daniel Clute
- > djclute@cwis.unomaha.edu
-
- the shock is courtesy of statci electricity which developed as you walked
- and rubbed against a carpet or similar material.
-
- Methods of reducing static buildup unclude such things as increasing
- humidity, using different materials, etc. I'm sure you'll hear hundreds
- of suggestions.
-
- to reduce the shock, I sugegst you hold your key in your hand, and have
- the key make the initial contact with the doorknob. this will do a pretty
- good job of disbursing the current and reducing (in fact, usually
- eliminating) any shock to you. If you still get zapped, rest assured that
- it is only 1/100th (??) of what you'd have gotten originally.
-
- take care
-
- dannyb@[anix.com
-
-