I'm getting shocked...ouch!
 

Lately, I've been shocked everytime I step out of my car after I drive it. It's been dry here in So Cal, maybe that's why. Or could it be something else? Grounding issues maybe?

I wish I had powers.....:(

Yeah, the dryness does that to you. Touch the car through your jeans or something to avoid the spark. Also remember to touch the car before you begin to fill up the car with gas. I am sure you don't want your nickname to be "sparky" do ya? lol

You want some cheese to go with that whine ?

I agree.. its the dry weather coming in with Fall.. and +1000000000 on touching your car before filling up the gas tank! I think there was a video out there of some girl who didn't..

+1 it's dry in socal lately

I'll give you some cheese :icon8: lol

I get shocked everytime I get out of my car too. But Im in humid SoFL, not dry here. I guess I have special powers lol

i had special powers for awhile but one day i lost them. havent had these powers since late summer.

Cheese to go with that whine hahaha that's a good one lol!:icon18:

Over summer generally I have the same problem sometimes. It is only ever when I have my Kayano running shoes on, doesn't do it with any of my other running shoes. I know it sounds dumb, but try walking around bare foot on the lawn or the beach, this helps to deironise your body and thusly static electricity.

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great. mental. image.

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just kidding :icon18:

I get shocked quite often too. Usually I try and touch the car as quickly as I can to avoid anything harsh. During some of the dryer parts of the season I build up so much static electricty that you can see a blue arch from my finger to door handle.. Those really really hurt!! You can even hear it pop.

Haha Wired, now I have to wonder if you have a problem with static with a user name like "Wired". Haha, sorry couldn't resist the stir.

Cheers
Bronsee (na, just doesn't quite work, will stick to my normal favo"u"rite colo"u"rs) :) ;)

i was thinking more of the superfluous r :D

try getting shocked on ur nipple man that felt nice..
it hurts more then getting ur finger shocked.

results of shocks http://www.sikvid.com/vids/3058.html


probably repost but it belongs here imo

I had a big problem with this too, all you have to do to not get shocked is put your hand on a metal part of the car, like the edge of the door, before you slide arcross the seat. Your hand has to touch metal while you are getting out and should be the last part of you body to come in contact with the car. Once your foot hits the ground and your out of the car the charge wont have a chance to jump and shock you as long as the hand stays on metal. There are web sites dedicated to this just because it sucks so bad.

Ok Machupo, just for you..... deionize. ;) Give a girl a break when you are loggin on in the morning I've probably just got home from being out on the town all night. :p

Now seriously to the OP, walking bare foot, on either a lawn or sand is the most ideal, will help a lot as the sand basically draws out the static electricity. I've never seen black sand in the USA, but it has the highest deionzing properties. As the previous poster has put there are sites devoted to static problems. Some people have a higher tendancy to build up static electricity, and wearing synthetic fabrics doesn't help. Good luck anyway. :)