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| Thread ID: 51872 | 2004-12-02 03:28:00 | Off topic - how can I prevent static shocks? | Susan B (19) | PC World Chat |
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| 299011 | 2004-12-02 05:44:00 | how can car tyres be conductive? THEYRE RUBBER?! What the hell? I'm pretty sure I'd crash if I saw some girl riding a bike down the road with no clothes on :D |
willie_M (5608) | ||
| 299012 | 2004-12-02 05:49:00 | Hi Sis Sorry to hear of your shocking experiences. :D There are three things you can do that may help: If there is a finger grip well in the door handle, at the bottom there should be a conductive fabric patch that will allow you to discharge the static as you step out of the car. Many modern cars have this feature, as well as my 11 year old Mazda so that may help. Most people don't put their fingers down into the door handle very far so they don't get discharged. The second thing is to step out of the car without touching the door, then discharge the static by touching your elbow to the the door frame. This hurts a lot less and is almost always below the "serious nuisance" level. The third is to take a good grip on the top of the door frame then step out of the car. That way you rarely feel any shock at all. Give them a try, all advice offered with due care and sympathy but no guarantees are offered, it may just be your electrifying personality or sparking wit unleashing itself. Cheers Bro Billy 8-{) B-) PS Thanks for looking after WFTWE & Monday Laughs for me while I was away. Boy was I jealous when I saw how many responses you got to your first Monday Larfs :^O I've got to find a better source of jokes.:( |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 299013 | 2004-12-02 05:50:00 | Synthetic rubber car tyres are conductive. The synthetic rubber hose on a petrol pump is conductive. The concrete on a service station forecourt is conductive. Admittedly, they are not as conductive as a copper wire. They don 't need to be. The intention is to stop the buildup of static charges. Does the idea of naked lady cyclists cause a buildup of charge in you? Perhaps you need a conductive rubber object to dissipate the charge. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 299014 | 2004-12-02 06:07:00 | This happens to me too. We must be overcharged or something. What I do is this. Open the door, grab the top of the door frame (metal bit), before I swivel and step out, and touch the ground as I am still holding the doorframe. Seems to dicharge any static, painlessly. J :D |
Jester (13) | ||
| 299015 | 2004-12-02 06:21:00 | Can I suggest you have a close look at your shoes? My wife gets zapped whenever she wear a particular type of shoe. I've read somewhere that nowadays shoes have soles that are no longer conductive. I don't get zapped when I am wearing my office dress shoes. But during the weekend I'm using my sneakers and that'll zapped me quite often. |
nzStan (440) | ||
| 299016 | 2004-12-02 06:27:00 | I didn't realise G_F was so kinky;) | Thomas (1820) | ||
| 299017 | 2004-12-02 06:46:00 | My mums car always zaps me, so I got into the habit of pulling on the door handle, then opening and closing the door with my hand on the glass | lagbort (5041) | ||
| 299018 | 2004-12-02 08:25:00 | Don't touch the ground. | manicminer (4219) | ||
| 299019 | 2004-12-02 08:53:00 | > I get zapped as well quite a bit (and not just from > cars). The problem is, once you have been whacked a > couple of times it makes you more hesitant to touch > the offending door, so you end up doing this "will I, > won't I" touch it act which results in you getting a > stronger shock than if you just slapped your hand > down on the door without hesitation. That is my > theory anyway :p Hmmmmmm. A few days ago I went into the library and the alarm went off. I was not carrying any books in. Apologised to the librarian and she suggested it was my magnetic personality. When I walked out with some books the alarm never even murmured. I had thought that you may change the Nylon nickers for Cctton and this may help. It won't help unless you wear Miniskirts will it???? Rubber gloves are useful for closing doors. Very often I have to open farm gates and these are not connected to the electric fence but in the rain you can get a belt. I use the rubber gloves for opening and closing these gates. Don't wear Gumboots any more. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 299020 | 2004-12-02 08:58:00 | Lady Godiva sounds interesting. Pity I wasn't born then. :-) Maybe a Penny Farthing rather than a horse. Lots of metal bits to touch. |
Elephant (599) | ||
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