Posted: 11/7/2009 5:46:53 AM EDT
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Most people don't even begin to notice/realize that static shocks are happening until the voltage gets around 2,000 volts.  There have been static discharges measured over 15,000v, luckily there is never enough amperage to worry about. Of course, I've been known to have seen others toss charged capacitors to another person, or use the old Army cranked field phones to booby trap office furniture.  |
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Most people don't even begin to notice/realize that static shocks are happening until the voltage gets around 2,000 volts.
There have been static discharges measured over 15,000v, luckily there is never enough amperage to worry about. Of course, I've been known to have seen others toss charged capacitors to another person, or use the old Army cranked field phones to booby trap office furniture. 15,000 volts is nothing. It takes just over 16,000 to cross a 5mm gap. Lightning is also a static discharge ranging from several hundred million to 1 billion volts. Watching that video makes me cringe. I hate getting shocked. |
I was moving around an office chair mat (one of those clear, plastic ones). I could feel the static build up so I kept it hanging at an arms length just in case. Didn't matter, as soon as I started walking I saw a lightning bolt, yes a LIGHTNING BOLT, travel from the mat to my belly! It burnt a 1/4" hole in both of my shirts and hurt like hell. It must have traveled 15 inches or so!!  |
