SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Residents across the Suncoast are experiencing an unusual phenomenon this week: frequent static electricity shocks when touching car doors, petting animals or grabbing shopping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a reason you may notice it more in the winter. Excess static electricity is always a shock to the system—literally—but if ...

ELECTRIC shocks are normally avoidable unless you’re an electrician but sometimes we all get random shocks from seemingly nothing. These annoying little electric shocks can happen at any time from ...

There are plenty of things to dread about the winter time, including all the hours of darkness, the cold temperatures and static shocks. Fortunately, there are ways to cut down on this seasonal ...

Static electricity usually is no more than bothersome, but it actually can be harmful. Computers, cell phones, photocopiers and other electronics can be damaged by static electricity. To help us ...

Static zaps when you climb out of a car are more than a minor annoyance; they are a tiny physics lesson delivered straight to your fingertips. With a few simple changes to how you exit, what you wear, ...

What you wear also plays a part. “During this season, you would notice that hair sticks to woollen, silk or synthetic clothes. These fabrics increase the chances of static shocks because the static ...

Shoppers have told how they keep getting a static shock from B&M trolleys, it is reported. One woman has claimed that she will start using baskets while another said she would not allow her kids to ...

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