Use this simple technique to avoid static electricity shocks when grabbing door handles.
During the winter the dry air and combination of non-leather shoes combine to create discharges of static electricity when you grab door handles and other surfaces.
Run Interference And Let Something Else Get Shocked Use this simple technique to avoid feeling the shock: Before touching a door handle, grab a metal object, such as your metal watch band or a car key, (make sure your touching the metal object of the key and not the plastic portion), and then touch the door with it. In most cases you will even see a metal spark fly between the door handle and your metal object. Now you can safely touch the door handle.
Works with Computer Cases
You can also discharge the static charge by touching your computer case with a metal object.
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