> > I get that all the time too. That's static that has built up on the car body while you've been driving it. The friction of air passing the car body creates static just the same as rubbing a balloon on a sweater does. With rubber tyres it's got nowhere to earth itself to until you get out and touch it.
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> Wow! I didn't realize there would be an actual, logical explanation. Now to find a way to make something ELSE do the grounding. Maybe if I hit a dog every time I park...

Is this the purpose of the little dangly straps which some people have dangling from the back of their car? I believe those are anti-static devices, but since I don't have this problem myself, I have never looked into whether they work or are merely a gimmick. Does anybody here have one?

I once got frequent shocks from a filing cabinet at work, but only when I was wearing a particular pair of shoes. It must have been a combination of the carpet, the shoes, and the cabinet, because the same shoes didn't produce a shock anywhere else.

Brunnen-"it was cool being able to make a spark jump from my hand to the cabinet, even if it hurt"G