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I just came back from Vegas and everytime I touched the slot machines, the door, the button for the elevator, another person...I would get shocked. I do wear sneakers since you are walking a lot and try to touch nonmetal things before I touch the metal things but it doesn't seem to work. I know there's a lot of electricity in the air there but I was wondering if there's any way for me to not get shocked as much. Any help out there in cyberspace would be greatly appreciated!!!

2007-03-04 13:21:35 · 14 answers · asked by hpfan 1 in Travel United States Las Vegas

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I used to work in injection molded plastics. The molded parts when they come out of the mold machine are very statically charged, then we would have to hang them on metal racks. This resulted in a shock each time the rack was touched which was unavoidable. The shocks got worse as the shift went on. We tried many things from spraying ourselves with static guard and wearing cotton gloves with fabric softner dryer sheets stuffed inside them. The dryer sheets work pretty good. Keep them in your pocket and touch them just before you touch the machine. If you are planning on spending a lot of time in Vegas and this will be an ongoing problem you might check out some industrial supply/safety websites and invest in some of the anti-static equipment they sell. Products range from things that can be attached to your shoes all the way up to devices to ground you. Good luck.

2007-03-04 13:36:51 · answer #1 · answered by The Ministry of Common Sense 4 · 0 0

This won't stop it, but it'll make it not feel like you're getting stabbed. Get a metal belt buckle or wallet clip or something - just generally get something metal - and keep it with you, and touch it before touching something metal elsewhere. It'll discharge the electricity on you so you won't get shocked on anything else, but because the metal itself is of very little mass and isn't connected to other metal/electrical devices (compared to door knobs, slots, etc.), the shock will barely be noticeable.

You can also do this simply with other stuff you might find out when you're wandering around - I can't think of any example of the top of my head, but anything metal you see that doesn't have much mass. The only requirements are it has to conduct electricity (most metals), and it can't be touching your body (a watch or ring wouldn't work - these build up electricity along with your body, so you can't discharge it on them).

2007-03-04 13:36:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous 3 · 0 0

Evey time I go and cash my check at the Palms, I take $21 and try my luck at MegaBucks - invariably I get shocked (unless I go to the one's way in the back which I get to on hard floors.)

Touching non-metal will not help you; however, sidestepping onto a hard floor before touching the machines does.

You need to ground yourself.

1) Walk barefoot (or, as silly as it may sound, cover your shoes with aluminum foil when possible) to reduce the static buildup.

2) Wear a thimble on your finger, or carry a coin, and use them to touch grounded metal objects as often as possible. This will not eliminate the static discharge, but will stop the pain you feel in your fingertips.

3) If your skin is very dry - try an anti-static hand lotion (also available for the electronics industry.)

Or do as I do - take it as an omen - win win win!!!

=J

2007-03-04 13:36:19 · answer #3 · answered by unlv_engineer 2 · 1 0

SO Funny!!
Just got back (last Night) from L Vegas.... we were constantly getting shocked...buy touching just about any thing to each other..ther kids thought it was crazy. Since it's so dry I was using hand lotion and noticed it made a bit of a difference.

2007-03-06 11:09:58 · answer #4 · answered by isis 4 · 0 0

I just came back from Vegas, that didn't happen to me - at least that I remember. I walked like a million miles there - it seemed like it anyway.

I wore Merrell slides.

2007-03-04 13:26:50 · answer #5 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0 0

The reason why you get schocked is that in a lot of casinos they have rugged floors, so when you rub your feet on the rug eureka!! it causes a schock when you touch metal! as to what to do to prevent this im not really sure.... sorry!

2007-03-04 13:25:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

The Strip shocked me. All those lights. Wow.

2007-03-04 19:42:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Try water. Wash your hands or somethin...Like when my hair starts sticking up (not just on my head like on my arms too) I put water on my brush and brush my hair..It might not work but its worth a try, right? Well good luck in finding a solution.

2007-03-04 13:26:08 · answer #8 · answered by Bobbie 2 · 0 1

when the wind blows it creates static, beacuse it is dry air. just put some water in your hand this will stop this.

2007-03-05 05:16:48 · answer #9 · answered by Bruce K 3 · 0 0

its super dry out here right now.. the other day i was petting my cat, and every time i started at her head, i'd zap her ear. lol. she didnt mind tho, just kept on a purrin.

2007-03-04 16:45:31 · answer #10 · answered by Sucre 3 · 0 0

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