Due to an irrational fear of static electricity...
...I always tap doors before opening, never touch racks in clothes shops, and avoid Van der Graaf Generators where humanly possible.
(Tugnut I got them all..., Wed 7 Jul 2010, 15:44, 12 replies)

Why not just wear rubber soled shoes

(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Wed 7 Jul 2010, 15:45, closed)

Bloody rationalist.

(Tugnut I got them all..., Wed 7 Jul 2010, 15:48, closed)

Hey, I'm not a rationalist
I think everyone should be allowed to eat as much as they like
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Wed 7 Jul 2010, 15:48, closed)

actually wouldnt this causes static shocks?
you basically insulate the charge until you touch something to earth - dont you?
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Wed 7 Jul 2010, 15:51, closed)

And who wouldn't want those superpowers?
You could wear a cape and everything
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Wed 7 Jul 2010, 15:53, closed)

Fear not , dear boy.
My cape and stick are with me at all times.
(Tugnut I got them all..., Wed 7 Jul 2010, 16:03, closed)

Probably not irrational
If you've been zapped as many times as I have. The server room here is terrible for it (I'm sure that can't be a good thing electronically)

I tend to shut my car door by the window, as the car can get pretty bad for it too.

I'm sure this is rubber on the bottom of my shoes - makes no difference!
(Cloudane, Wed 7 Jul 2010, 16:06, closed)

I get shocked by cars all the time
after having conducted a series of experiments over time, and reviewing the results of such with an impartial board of scientists (/offtopic) I've concluded that there is a bigger potential difference between me and stuff.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 7 Jul 2010, 16:44, closed)

Too true.
Hold the window frame (anything metal) as you put your foot down getting out of the car. Works for me.
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Wed 7 Jul 2010, 17:25, closed)

I get shocked getting in or out of the car
I've been shocked 3 times in one getting-out-of-the-car manoeuvre before, and then got shocked again when I opened the boot.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 7 Jul 2010, 21:31, closed)

Cars with fabric seats + petrol = BANG
In the States, they have lock-on fuel pumps. There's a fair number of films on youtube where the driver puts on the nozzle, locks the flow, and gets back in, rubbing their polyester 56" hips on all that lovely acrylic upholstery.

Then they get out, and grab the nozzle... www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuZxFL9cGkI&feature=related
(all my scars face forward possesses 2.5% of a hyperalloy combat chassis, Wed 7 Jul 2010, 22:19, closed)

with me
it's shopping trolleys
oh, and my mum. she's terrible for giving lecky shocks
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 0:08, closed)