Tired of the pesky, sometimes painful, shock you get when you touch a doorknob? Here’s a life hack for reducing the pain of static shock. When you walk on a floor, the friction from your footsteps generates stack. The static builds on your body and releases when you touch something, like a doorknob. That shock is annoying and can also be painful. Rather than grabbing the knob with your fingertips, touch first with the side or back of your hand. The contact area is bigger and there are fewer nerve endings, so any shock will be minimal.
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Shock Free! How to Minimize Static Shock From Doorknobs
Shock Free! How to Minimize Static Shock From Doorknobs
Static Hack: Minimizing Shocks
The easiest way to avoid a shock when you open a doorknob is to take the fat part of your hand, tap the doorknob, and then open the door.
What you’ve done is you’ve increased the surface area of contact and you won’t get a spark.
