Anyone else constantly get electrocuted?

Iamzod · 14 Mar 2013 at 19:39

I seem to be having a rather strange problem at the moment with myself & static electricity, i will point out that I have not changed anything clothing or activity wise that could be causing this but it's really getting on my wires now!

Basically about 3 weeks ago I started getting zapped all the time by random objects, i first noticed that my car likes to zap me all the time. But currently everything is causing me electric shocks at the rate of up to about twice an hour.

So far today as far as I can remember i've been zapped by my car a good three times, by my locker at work, the side of my PC case, the dog (right on the nose, enough to make us both flinch lol), the dishwasher, the shelf in sainsburys, the radiator twice and to top it off I just zapped my girlfriend on the lips when I went to give her a kiss.

It's getting rather annoying, anyone else had this problem?

Janesy B · 14 Mar 2013 at 19:42

No, it's you zapping things and it is probably down to the climate.

scorza · 14 Mar 2013 at 19:42

Yeah. IMO it got 10 times worse after the Russian meteorite explosion - weird.

d_brennen · 14 Mar 2013 at 19:42

For a while last year. Couldn't even close a car door or pick an item off a shop shelf without getting bolted. Just went away though, the damnedest thing :confused:

( |-| |2 ][ $ · 14 Mar 2013 at 19:42

"Electrocution is death caused by electric shock"

You're getting electric shocks, but I've heard it's related to cold dry air and it's insulting properties compared to damp air.

doofer · 14 Mar 2013 at 19:45

It's probably just a phase you're going through.

the_candyman · 14 Mar 2013 at 19:45

Prob the shoes your wearing.
I was in the supermarket with my gym shoes on and every time I touched a shelf, "crack!"
Bloody annoying.
Though saying that, I did get entertainment out of it. A lady was about 1 meter away from me, I touched the shelf at the same time as her and she got the shock that I gave the shelf. Boom!
I blame the shoes...

Janesy B · 14 Mar 2013 at 19:45

doofer said:
It's probably just a phase you're going through.

This. Don't resist it.

Rroff · 14 Mar 2013 at 19:50

Does seem to be related to footwear - I started getting it out of the blue shortly after changing my work footwear but not immediatly after :confused:

I conincidentally changed to some new boots and replaced all my old socks with new different ones and it went away.

doofer · 14 Mar 2013 at 19:51

Janesy B said:
This. Don't resist it.

And try to keep positive!

Shayper · 14 Mar 2013 at 19:53

Janesy B said:
This. Don't resist it.

Just keep going to your full capacity.

Fubsy · 14 Mar 2013 at 20:12

Always happens to me when I get home.

dacads · 14 Mar 2013 at 20:19

Only if we could use it to our advantage like inFAMOUS

Dickyb0b · 14 Mar 2013 at 20:24

Cant pick an item off the shelf without getting shocked, that is strange

NZB · 14 Mar 2013 at 20:24

Not currently.

Jono · 14 Mar 2013 at 20:26

Have you changed your shoes recently?

Something Else · 14 Mar 2013 at 20:44

i bed you go a bit RED from the embarrasment, followed by you running away, you YELLOW belly. Do you run outside where its cold and you turn BLUE?

anything I don't mind · 14 Mar 2013 at 20:47

Guilty as charged, it was me with my remote tazer that i have been developing.

Subliminal Aura · 14 Mar 2013 at 20:58

Is this your car ?....

https://flic.kr/p/7aL3fX

Take note of the anti static strip

Iamzod · 14 Mar 2013 at 21:04

Jono said:
Have you changed your shoes recently?

Nope, i seem to get zapped whatever i wear.