nobody else in my house has this affect it feels like something is touching my arm the closer i get the stronger the feeling is this an electrical pass through my body it happened to me years ago then went away anybody got any answers its not a shock just a calm feeling thanks
2007-02-23 11:05:38 · 20 answers · asked by nutcase 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Alternative ➔ Other - Alternative
you just have an electrifying personality
2007-02-25 00:00:59 · answer #1 · answered by marfanman00000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TVs with tubes (not flat panel types) produce electro-static charges on their screens.
You are perfectly describing the effect of approaching a charged object!
I cannot be sure why the others in your house do not feel the same effect, it might be due to the shoes (or lack of them). Synthetic soles are excellent insulators.
I once touched an earthed metal conductor while my back was pressed up against a screen and received a VERY nasty shock through my back. I thought it was a normal electric shock, but that was not possible through the glass tube or plastic case. I couldn't understand how it could happen, so I did a lot of reading on them to find out what it was. That was how I found out about electro-static build up on them. Apparently it's well known to TV Service Engineers as it gets them occasionally....
I hope this helps?!
2007-02-23 11:38:54 · answer #2 · answered by TK_M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right it's not 'shock' ... it's static electricity. You may have a different 'electrical field' around your body when you do this from the other people in your house ... also since people's 'electrical fields' can change, that also can account for the 'static' going away for awhile and then coming back. I'll bet if you looked at your feet you'd notice that it happens when you are wearing some shoes/socks and not others ...
2007-02-23 11:28:04 · answer #3 · answered by Kris L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quite normal. A regular colour TV picture tube has an average of 25,000 volts + DC just inside the glass to draw electrons from the guns to hit the screen to light it up. You are a negative supply to the high voltage - so anything part of you nearest the screen (such as hair) is drawn to the tube. The dryer the air, the more the attraction.
2007-02-23 11:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by waynebudd 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Happens to a lot of people. It's static electricity. If you really want to see your hair stand stand up, try rubbing an inflated balloon over your head for a few seconds, then look in the mirror !
2007-02-23 11:11:09 · answer #5 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like static electricity.
2007-02-24 12:32:22 · answer #6 · answered by Lil Red Rabbit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just static electricity. It happens to everyone whether they realize it or not. You just might feel it more because you just might have more hair on your arms. Sometimes if you are a foot scuffer when you walk it can cause more friction or static electricity.
2007-02-23 11:13:37 · answer #7 · answered by soulmeetsbody9 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Static electricity.
2007-02-23 11:08:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
haha, it happens to everyone.
this is due to static electricity, the same thing that attracts paper to balloons rubbed on your head.
dont worry, its nothing dangerous. I dont quite understand how others in your house dont feel it. Everyone who has a TV knows about this. Maybe theyre lying to scare you.
2007-02-23 20:01:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
static electricity. some people pick it up more that others. i get shocks from shopping trolleys all the time and my car. can be annoying at times but nothing to worry about. i don't get it so much now i have laminate floor
2007-02-23 11:15:22 · answer #10 · answered by val f1 nutter 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is static charge on the TV attracting the hairs on your arm. It's why the TV screen attracts dust.
2007-02-23 11:09:20 · answer #11 · answered by davidbgreensmith 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋