From: pkk@spth.de   
      
   BelPowerslave wrote:   
      
   >> 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?   
      
   Probably a combination of that and wearing more and different clothing   
   in winter.   
      
   Philipp   
      
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