how do you get rid of static electricity.?

Question

hate getting shocked.

Answer 1

bes way to et rid of static electricity is to rub your hand on something rubber.... Bottom of your shoe... Tire... yes i know not the nicest places to put your hands but the most effective... zoe

Answer 2

Static electricity results from an unequal (or positive and negative) charge between two objects. What it creates is an annoying spark that can startle and sometimes jolt you unexpectedly. Here's how to minimize these shocks.

1. Limit contact between moving bodies. Items collect static charge when spare electrons (trapped by a lack of conductive outlet) are collected or "swept up" by a passing body. Creating lots of friction--say, by rubbing your hands on something or dragging your feet along the carpet--encourages static electricity buildup.

2. Put a cotton layer between materials that tend to hold static electricity. Paper, plastic and synthetic materials are efficient generators of static electricity. Hair, clothes and shoes are well known producers.


3. Experiment with different soles to reduce your shoes' take-up of charge from synthetic carpets. Spray the carpet with an anti-static agent available from carpet suppliers.

4. Wet your hair slightly before styling, and use a modern hairdryer with a built-in ion emitter (these reduce static buildup).

5. Increase humidity. Static effect is increased in environments of low humidity. Buildings using air-conditioning, high levels of heating, or those with a lot of insulation can have low humidity.


Install a humidifier in your building.
Install a radiator-hung water container to increase humidity.
Open a window.

6. Ground the static by touching a grounded appliance, wiring a ground circuit, or by applying a neutralizing charge. Static accumulates in areas where the charge cannot escape.

7. When working with sensitive electrical components or volatile materials (such as papers/powders/flammable liquids) sparks and electrical discharge can cause catastrophic failure in sensitive electrical components and ignite volatile substances. Take steps to eliminate them:

When working with sensitive electrical components or volatile materials (such as papers/powders/flammable liquids) sparks and electrical discharge can cause catastrophic failure in sensitive electrical components and ignite volatile substances. Take steps to eliminate them:

Wear static control wristbands, which are wired to grounding points (Do NOT wear them when working on CRT [Cathode Ray Tube] televisions or computer monitors. More than a few people have been killed when the strap touched a main capacitor).

If nothing else is available, touch a grounded metal object once in a while to remove any charge from your body. Touching a water tap works extremely well as does touching a corner of a wall where there is metal stripping under the plaster.

Professional devices are available that control static electricity by use of alpha-emitting devices containing Polonium.

Answer 3

In the winter months there is less humidity in the air, which is the cause of the static electricity. Make sure you always use fabric softener for all of your laundry, and invest in a humidifier. They really do help to put the moisture back into the air.

Answer 4

Run a magnet over the object.

Answer 5

Hairspray helps.

Answer 6

rub a dryer sheet on your clothing, hair, hands.

Answer 7

step on concrete or tile, something grounded properly

Answer 8

wet the surface

Answer 9

wear talc powder. works for me

Answer 10

discharging it...do so on your cat.