That must have been one of my highest jumps as a kid. Power-up!
You probably couldn't open you hand and this is indeed one risk associated with electrical shocks, because the shock causes your hand muscle to contract and you won't be able to let go (which keeps you in harm's way).Frag Mortuus wrote:However, I couldn't let go of the cable. The way I remember it was that I opened my hand but the cable seemed to be stuck to it. In actuality I probably wasn't able to open my hand.
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Weirdly enough, now I seem to carry a large amount of static electricity in my body. I will kiss my wife and shock her lips. I will grab a doorknob and get shocked. Getting in and out of my car shocks me. It's just enough to be annoying, but I still find it strange.
On the other issue, this is actually rather normal depending on where you live and what you wear. In areas with low humidity, if you use shoes with rubber soles and particularly if you use garments with wool, you will discharge static electricity like a champ. I have this issue frequently and can give some tips.
1. Enjoy the show: if it happens in the dark you can actually see small spark in some of the larger discharges.
2. The shocks you feel more are the ones where you are only discharging through a small area (kissing your wife, discharging on a doorknob because you reached with fingers). You can avoid feeling it as much by using something else to discharge. Grab scissors or a knife for example, touch with your palm on the metal parts, and then touch the tip of the scissors/knife on the door knob / metal sink. Or just touch metal first with the back of your hand to discharge, before reaching with your fingers.
