From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   > How about just not building up so much static electricity when operating   
   > electronic devices (instead of grounding when it's there)?   
      
   This would be great...except that I'm not really doing anything other   
   than sitting on the couch. I don't know what more I could *not* be doing. ;)   
      
   > From your description it's probably a problem with clothing and couch. I   
   > found acrylic and wool to be among those that build up static   
   > electricity the fastest (I one created an about 0.8mm spark (corresponds   
   > to several thousand volts) when reaching for the water tap after taking   
   > off a pullover made from 30% wool, 70% acrylic); cotton on the other   
   > hand seems harmless.   
      
   I've shocked the sink a few times myself...always seems odd to me. What   
   I wonder is: Why does this happen more in the Winter? Is it because the   
   air is so much dryer?   
      
   Bel   
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