Stupid Question about Static Electricity

[Dave Flowerday]

Originally Posted by Novice100

I am sick of getting shocked when I get out of my car. I know that I could do the "key thing", but I still feel the shock every now and then. I was wondering if I could somehow use simple electrical components; e.g., resistor, capacitor, etc. to help dissapate the energy so I do not feel it. Thanks in advance.

If you hold on to a metal part of the car (for instance, the top of the door) as you get out, you won't get shocked. Doing this keeps you at the same potential as the car, which is what you want. I'm not aware of any other easy way to do this.

[briholton]

buy leather seats. you might try getting some of the antistatic spray that women use on their dresses and spray it on the seat. cloth seat covers would probably help. I had this problem in my children's musuem with these slide tubes that the kids would slide down, then touch something metal, Others having this problem put grounded bolts at the end that students would slide over and discharge, but i kinda thought it was funny to watch them... hehe.