When the weather gets cool and dry like it has been off-and-on here, I get shocked all the damn time. I heard a story of some kid in school who I think got banned from his schools computer room, because he kept messing them up. In the gif below, as the boy jumps up and down, rubbing his feet on the trampoline, he picks up extra electrons. No matter what i wear, it still happens. I am constantly getting static electricity shocks. Lay down on the ground (corpse style); and by ground I mean direct contact with the earth, it could be grass, dirt or even a granite slab. You can also avoid wearing materials like wool, leather, and rubber on your feet. I just Googled it. It's a major componenet of acid rain, isnt it? It seems that my body is more vulnerable to static electricity. Caffeine can dehydrate you so, increase your own 'humidity' by drinking more water and/or ease up or quit the caffeine intake. Try not to drag your feet so much and make your momma proud. Because water is a good conductor, moisture provides a path of sorts for the electrons to move off your body before they have a chance to build up. You really need to increase your intake of Di-Hydrogen Monoxide. I have a bunch of shoes I wear. Why do I get electric shocks off everything I touch, what causes static electricity and is it worse in cold weather? Take this sad tale of a boy and his trampoline for instance. Carrying around something metal, like a set of keys, can help dissipate the energy before it builds up. I am concerned, but I don't want to look foolish asking my doctor about static electricity shocks. Take this sad tale of a boy and his trampoline for instance. I’m at a lost. Why am I so shocking (static electricity) It seems that my body is more vulnerable to static electricity. There are a lot of reasons to hate winter. According to HowStuffWorks, dryer sheets are useful when you're doing laundry because they balance out the electrons in your clothes (which gather a negative charge from all of the loose electrons) with positively charged ions, preventing static cling. Why shouldn?t I fire you? It's cold. I'll see what happens if I make a conscious effort to pick my feet up more. That's why his hair stands straight up in the air: all of the negative charges building up in his body want to repel each other. I know, it's easier said than done, but it's worth a try. If you wear any clothes made of plastic, including shoes, that makes it worse. I was bored one day and read about spontaneous combustion and how some claim its related to static electricity. But when the boy reaches out and touches fingers with his dad, all of those extra electrons that were building up in his body leap from his finger to his dad's finger, giving him a painful zap. So those charges are more likely to build up in your body and lead to a shock the second you touch a conductor, like metal. The Senate could vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court just days before the presidential election, Tucker Carlson says 'every story' about Jacob Blake and George Floyd is a lie, the same day a federal judge wrote that viewers don't take Carlson's statements seriously, Minnesota officials stopped a door-to-door coronavirus survey after public health workers faced racial slurs and intimidation, Trump nominates antiabortion conservative Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, How to watch UFC 253: Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faces undefeated challenger Paulo Costa. If you lean forward so you back moves away from the chair back, or if you get up out of the chair, then you take the electrostatic charge with you. In his classes he has to sit several rows back, so he doesnt mess up the projectors and computers, etc.. it feels as if i more prone to it than he is.. I think an intake of hydrogen and oxygen would solve the problem, you could substitute either if you want to be laughing, unfortunately I cannot recommend this approach. Windows Replaced, Still lots of ice inside. Oh man!