I beleive it may be a static problem but my shoes do have rubber soles. It keeps catching me out and is incredibly annoying when I go for the filing cabinet and I get a shock accompanied by a little tick noise. I hate it, someone help me!
2007-02-05 23:50:16 · 10 answers · asked by the chosen one 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Hold your keys or something metal in your hand and touch them to the filing cabinet just before you are going to touch it. There will be a spark jump from the keys to the cabinet but you won't feel it.
2007-02-06 00:01:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get shocks when I'm shopping - how can I stop this? Once again, you build up electrostatic charge as you walk around. However, if you're pushing a trolley, the wheels of the trolley can also generate static electricity. As you walk around, you and the trolley both store charge and reach a high voltage. When you reach to touch something, you get a shock. These effects are made worse by the warm dry air in many shopping areas, and the floor coverings which are used. Even if they were treated against static electricity when installed, this treatment may have work off. As before, if you wear leather soled shoes while you shop, this may help. Otherwise, you could try holding a key and touching some metal rack with it, to discharge the static electricity painlessly before you touch things by hand. Sadly, the cure is probably in the hands of the shop facility managers, who may need to maintain or replace the floor covering or trolleys. Usually they don't discover the problem until after the floor is fitted, and it's difficult and expensive to do anything about
2016-05-23 23:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a static problem. Get "Static Guard" it comes in a blue aerosol can with an orange lid in the laundry section. Spray yourself every day and the carpet and it may help, I know it does me--I have the same problem as a teacher. Other than that you need a humidifier--I find the spray to be easier!
2007-02-06 00:08:54 · answer #3 · answered by carebearny1999 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides the good ideas others sent, check to see if certain clothes (fabrics?) generate more or less static electricity. Place your hand on your desk(?) as you stand and some static electricity may drain off without a spark. Keep a damp rag handy to moisten your hand before going to a file or a damp piece of rug(?) under or near your feet to drain off charge. Static electricity hates moisture.
2007-02-06 00:28:40 · answer #4 · answered by Kes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A simple solution is to put a metal plate on the ground below your desk...when you are working rest your feet on the plate, this will take any charge that you have built up out of your body so when you go to touch something it wont cause the room to light up either that or wear a fashionable pair of rubber gloves!
2007-02-06 00:01:42 · answer #5 · answered by Coyle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wear shoes with a thicker rubber sole.
2007-02-05 23:58:26 · answer #6 · answered by SGT. D 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Easy,Spray your office chair with anti static spray same for in your car if you get shocks when you touch the car door. Buy it in the laundry aisel.
2007-02-05 23:59:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well...you could try humidifying the room.
You can also try putting a rug or something with less friction over the carpet or getting rid of the carpet all together.
2007-02-05 23:54:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
unless you humidify the room or cover it all in rubber... thats how its going to be in the winter months. your body is always generating elictricity as it moves. no way to stop it. you just notice it more when its in the winter because there is less humidity and its easier for your body to hold a larger charge... but its always there
2007-02-06 00:00:02 · answer #9 · answered by pencilnbrush 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
truckers tie a chain to their trucks to drag the ground,,,I'm sorry i dont actually know
2007-02-05 23:58:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋