Why do I get an electrical shock whenever I touch anything?

Answer 1

Being inside in dry, heated air makes it very easy to build up static electricity. When you touch anything, the charge is discharged, creating a slight shock.

An air humidifier will help reduce the problem indoors.

Answer 2

In the winter time, the air is dryer that normal. When you rub your feet on the carpet you build up a static charge. Since the air is not as humid, the dielectric constant of the air is different that in a humid environment.

When you bring your hands or any part of your body close to something grounded, an electric field is building up between your finger and the saw grounded screw of the light switch. Because the air is dryer, the dielectric breaks down before your finger hits the screw and a current (spark) jumps from your finger to the screw. In a more humid environment the dielectric will not breakdown until after you touch the screw. The current does not spark as the charge leaves your body.

Answer 3

When moving across a carpeted surface in certain shoes you collect electrons from the carpet and stored evenly over your body and build up a charge when you touch a surface that is positively charged surface the build up of electrons will release to the positively charged surface. The more you collect the harder the zap

Answer 4

Static electricity. It gets worse in the winter when the air is dryer.

Answer 5

dry air meets with electrons and ions built up on the surface of the hand and the object and creats static..

Answer 6

Well Sparky, maybe you should put your shoes back on and quit shuffling your feet on the carpet.

Answer 7

maybe you have super powers.

Answer 8

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