when my fingers are very close to the car body particularly when I'm opening the door and more recently the gate, I experience something like electric charges. what is wrong with my body?
2007-02-21 17:46:19 · 15 answers · asked by Jeejee 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
SEE my previous answer to this question that you have already asked.
2007-02-21 17:48:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must be wearing either nylon and/or polyester. As you rub against your clothes you build up a static charge which is then released as soon as you go to touch something conductive i.e. metal. I get it when I'm in the car as I have a nylon seat cover on my seat. It's worse when I wear a polyester coat. Then I shut the car door with my elbow.
Although irrelevent I'll tell you a funny tale.
I was going down one of these tunnel slides in a playpit with my 3 y.o. daughter on my lap. I was wearing polyester trousers. As my daughter went to touch the side of the slide she'd built up so much charge from me that a shock arked from an inch away. Poor kid...
2007-02-21 18:28:11 · answer #2 · answered by Spottie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you always wear a jumper? or do you have some sort of woolen coat? If so then everytime you put these on you are creating static electricity. anything you touch, even another human being you will get a small snap of electricity. I wouldn't worry to much I don't think your gonna be the next FLASH.
:D
2007-02-21 18:21:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This si electrostatic electricity that passes from your body to an earthing place.
It occurs most of the time in the Winter time when one is wearing wollen clothings and these have been rubbing with one's body or other materials.
If this occurs in the dark one can actually see the tiny spark.
Nothing to worry about as it is not a problem with your system.
Good Luck. .
2007-02-22 04:15:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
static electricity is generated by your movements towards the car, specially if you are carrying a briefcase with a plastic handle. this charges your body, and when you come in contact with metal the charge is passed to the metal (car)
2007-02-21 17:51:44 · answer #5 · answered by drbony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THAT IS VERY COMMON IT IS STATIC SHOCK ,YOU CAN GET IT FROM THE TV AS WELL ,MY DAUGHTER GET IT VERY BAD FROM THE CAR DOORS, IT CAN BE VERY BAD IF A PERSON HAS AN ELECTRIC BLANKET ON FOR HOURS AND YOU TOUCH THAT PERSON 'S BODY .WE ALL HAVE ELECTRICITY IN OUR BODIES WON'T DO YOU ANY HARM .YOU DO GET A FRIGHT THE FIRST TIME YOU EXPERIENCE IT .
2007-02-24 03:44:48 · answer #6 · answered by MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are probably experiencing a change in your body, an evolutionary process where you acquire electrical charges. You could have a mission in life, change the world and be one of HEROES.
2007-02-21 18:00:55 · answer #7 · answered by suavecito 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get that too!!! Now I dont close the car door with my hand, I use my bag or my foot to shut it. It's just static.
2007-02-21 17:49:54 · answer #8 · answered by steph k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is static, i get this alot. It can hurt a bit.
think it depends what clothes and shoes you wear. synthetics or wool types can make it bad. Have you recently got new shoes, or wear something new if its recently got worse?
When i go up and down escalators it seems to be worse.
2007-02-22 01:47:01 · answer #9 · answered by uk.housewife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Static electricity, because of something you are wearing.
2007-02-21 17:49:31 · answer #10 · answered by sidekick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shorts your car has a short in it as does your gate it must be electric gate huh
2007-02-21 17:50:32 · answer #11 · answered by roughneck 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋