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I get a lot of static shocks at work, and have to keep away from certain tills because of it, as they're quite violent. Also I've got no chance off putting plastic carrier bags on a certain metal hook.... They seem to be getting worse and more painful as I get older.Issues with static electricity are often multi-faceted.
Apart from the current atmospheric situation, your clothing, footwear, hair and many other things can factor into your experience.
Some people do seem much more susceptible than others, for some unexplained reasons.
OK, it sounds like you are just one of the weird people. Where I worked there was a couple of acres of epoxy resin floor and charging up was a bit of a problem for most people, a big problem for some and no problem for some others.I get a lot of static shocks at work, and have to keep away from certain tills because of it, as they're quite violent. Also I've got no chance off putting plastic carrier bags on a certain metal hook.... They seem to be getting worse and more painful as I get older.
Curly Perm?I get a lot of static shocks at work, and have to keep away from certain tills because of it, as they're quite violent. Also I've got no chance off putting plastic carrier bags on a certain metal hook.... They seem to be getting worse and more painful as I get older.
I get a lot of shocks off the filing cabinets at work. The floor is a normal vinyl/lino type thing, shoes have a rubbery/ plasticky sole. No matter how I approach stuff, you can literally see a small spark when I touch the metal. Hurts too.I get a lot of static shocks at work, and have to keep away from certain tills because of it, as they're quite violent. Also I've got no chance off putting plastic carrier bags on a certain metal hook.... They seem to be getting worse and more painful as I get older.
I get the noise too, other people can hear it, and if they're near enough to me they get a shock too funny but not funny as its getting more & more painful.I get a lot of shocks off the filing cabinets at work. The floor is a normal vinyl/lino type thing, shoes have a rubbery/ plasticky sole. No matter how I approach stuff, you can literally see a small spark when I touch the metal. Hurts too.
No, but my hairs a frizzy mess, I'm blaming the static shocks.Curly Perm?
Touch something which is reasonably earthed. If you do it often enough, you'll not be bothered by the discharge. If you wait longer, you'll feel a tiny shock - even longer and you'll get a bigger one.I get the noise too, other people can hear it, and if they're near enough to me thay get a shock too funny but not funny as its getting more & more painful.
@Gramaisc how can I earth myself?
Anti static footwear bought.... Im sorry but the rest is gobbledygook to me of little knowledge....Touch something which is reasonably earthed. If you do it often enough, you'll not be bothered by the discharge. If you wait longer, you'll feel a tiny shock - even longer and you'll get a bigger one.
You could experiment with various clothing and footwear arrangements.
Also, take note if the effects are less when it finally rains again.
Ultimately, you can tether yourself electrically, as people sometimes do when working on static sensitive electronics, but that's not really viable in your work setting, I suspect.
If you do tether yourself to earth, do it via a high resistance. this will be adequate to discharge you - but restrict the current, should you put a hand on a live mains connection.
Touch metal things, especially plated ones rather than painted - and see how you go on.Anti static footwear bought.... Im sorry but the rest is gobbledygook to me of little knowledge....
Are you trying to kill me off....Touch metal things, especially plated ones rather than painted - and see how you go on.
Of course not.Are you trying to kill me off....
There are many inconclusive theories about why some people seem more prone to static issues - clothing, walking gait, condition of the skin surface and many other things may affect the rate that they both charge and discharge.One of our guys at work is prone to them, only thing we’ve been able to identify is his new shoes have memory foam insoles
No other plausible explanation.Personally, I suspect that being prone to static shocks shows that they are agents of Satan.
I can confirm that while it may be that people prone to static shocks are agents of Satan, not all agents of Satan are prone to static shocks.Personally, I suspect that being prone to static shocks shows that they are agents of Satan.
It would have been around 1960 or a little later.Do you have a time frame? I'll ask about in my geeky circles.
Around 1960,It would have been around 1960 or a little later.
The more I think about it, the more I probably only remember it in Malta.
It might just have been some 'cottage industry' thing, but it was widely known in my circle.