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[Sangjonja]

Help!!! I am getting electric shocks from everything in my apartment - the water when I run the tap and put my hand under it, my computer, the kettle, chairs, even the cat's fur - and clothes are all snapping and crackling and clinging. Don't want to run the expense of a humidifier at this point - any suggestions? Anti-static sprays?? Other?

[Jaygee]

If you get electric shocks when you run the water, it's definitely not static. Maybe the ground of your electrical system is not attached properly. Beware!

[fatpat]

For the past few weeks Fatpat and I (this is his girlfriend) have both been getting loads of electric shocks in our apartment, especially when you press the standby button on the TV, touch the laptop or kiss each other! I keep giving them to my students too. It's really wierd as it has only started happening recently and I have no idea why.

[ajuma]

If you don't want to invest in a humidifier, hang your laundry INSIDE instead of on the balcony.

Wet several towels every day and hang them in your apartment.

Buy a cheap "mister" (the kind you use for plants or ironing) and spray it in the air.

Put several bucket, pots or what have you, filled with water, around your apartment.

[jacl]

[Ya-ta Boy]

These static electric shocks will continue all winter, as long as the air is dry. They'll stop naturally next spring when the humidity rises. If you don't like these little surprises, humidify the air in your apartment. A simple way is to boil some water.

[SPINOZA]

Other than this electric shock phenomena, which I've never encountered, what's the advantage to humidifying my apartment? Call me a dumbs_it but I don't really get it? I always hang my laundry inside, come to think of it, but anyway.......

[Ya-ta Boy]

Some people benefit from greater humidity because they suffer from dry nasal passages.

Also, wet laundry strung all over is seen as a fashion statement in some circles.

[tacon101]

dryer sheets work well for static cling

when i hang my clothes outside, they freeze into stiff boards.
when i dry them inside, they take 2 days

[peppermint]

Assuming your floors are clean, lay the clothes out on there, and they'll dry pretty fast. (might even save on ironing!)

[tacon101]

i have no floor space

[JongnoGuru]

[tacon101]

didn't have any suggestions for that

but there is still a problem of static...i know i have it

[billybrobby]

[The Kung Fu Hustle]

I only get it at the �п�; my house is fine.

But someone here needs to provide the ultimate Dave's ESL Cafe answer to a dire question:

CAN YOU DIE OF STATIC ELECTRICITY!?