Hi. It’s Winter again and the static electric at my home is horrible. I already have a humidifier on and am wearing cotton clothing. I’m trying to find a solution and there’s recommendation to touch something metal first (e.g. a key) instead of being shocked by any metallic door handles — I don’t get it? wouldn’t I just be shocked by the key instead? Thanks.
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When you use a key, the same amount of energy flows through you to the door handle, but across a large surface area (your whole fingertip) rather than at one tiny point where the arc hits you at the end of your fingertip.
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