On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, Jeremy Portzer wrote:
--snip-- > You mention that static eletricity appears to be discharging on sheetrock > walls - that's not too likely, as sheetrock is a good insulator; what's > more likely to discharge the shock is the metal corner brackets that cover > the corners around doorframes, hall entrances, etc. These are covered by > tape and paint to resemble sheetrock, but the charge can go through the > paint pretty easily. usually on convex wall corners...makes sense now. > > I do think part of the issue is that it's been a pretty dry winter and > early spring, at least up here in the DC area where both you and I live. > You may want to get a humidifier at home or even for your office if it's a > relatively contained area. Humidity plays a great part, as humid air > bleeds the charge off your body quickly; dry air is a much better > insulator and it allows it to build up easily. (Water, after all, is a > reasonably good conductor.) office is reasonably contained....probably a 40x15 room that has 3 devs & a team lead....maybe one of those "decorative" waterfall display things would work and be unobtrusive? > > Remember that static charge builds when you walk across carpeted floors, > so keep that in mind when touching doorknobs, walls, and light switches, > after you walk across carpets. Go barefoot when at home to avoid charge > buildup if you can, rather than insulating rubber shoes which allows the > charge to remain on your body. usually do go barefoot in the house,,,,mayhap I need a humidifier.... --snip-- > > Hope this helps, > > Jeremy Thanks! William -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
