Um.. Help?

[Orclin]

So um.. yeah got a little problem. Basically 1 hour ago, i made some toast in my toaster, and my friend said she got a electric shock from the bread. And i thought nothing of it, but now my mouse is giving me electric shocks.. but not a shock more constant, doesnt really shock you either just you can feel it tingleling your finger tip. Its hasnt stopped since i noticed it 30mins ago.

i swapped the USB slot aswell to see if that was the problem.

oh yeah to add, i got an electric shock from a butter knife aswell.

Am i electric man like Peter Griffin from Family Guy? ;O

[Scryers]

Tingling fingers usually means heart problems, or lack of circulation.

[Orclin]

Tingling fingers usually means heart problems, or lack or circulation.

Oh yeah nice answer.............. -.-

In all seriousness tho, it only tingles when i touch my mouse.. other then that it doesnt happen .. iv got 2 pc's so the one im on now has a plastic covered mouse, but my other one is a gaming one with a metal shell. :<

[Scryers]

If you touch your case, does it shock you?

[Orclin]

If you touch your case, does it shock you?

What case you mean?

[Scryers]

What case you mean?

Your tower. The big metal case that houses your pc components.

[Trexia]

I just took a moment to concentrate on my fingers and they felt tingly.

I think this thing is contagious through the internet

[Myci]

touching your PC is a bad idea. Computers dont like static charges

[Orclin]

Your tower. The big metal case that houses your pc components.

Yeah yeah, just tried it, but yeah infact it is actually giving the same sensation. I really cant describe it, its like a vibration/tingle sensation on my finger tip. I doesnt hurt, it kinda feels like a phone vibrating but softly, yet it affects your fingers. Hmm.. ?

---------- Post added 2012-02-08 at 06:35 AM ----------

Update, just unplugged my PC for now via wall and power cable. Dont want it to implode or something :/

[Krowz]

Grats on your newly acquired super powers

[Eggowaffles]

Is it windy where you are today?

[Orclin]

Nope, just real real cold and frosty outside.. clear skies ect

[semaphore]

It could just be in your head because of what you heard. Do you notice anything unusual about your skin?

[Bitehattori]

[Anakso]

Are you by any chance wearing a pair of feety pyjamas to feel what it would be like to be a bear?

[Deleted]

static shock from bread trololol They should use bread to transfer electricity then instead of metal cables And that vibration when you touch your case might be the PC fans

[stuck4cash]

Butter Knife, Toaster and mouse? All metal? I'd get out of your house now.

Seriously, there could be a major problem with the electrical system in your house, go outside and touch a light pole on the street and make sure that it isn't the same. If things completely unrelated in different rooms (but all metal and near electricity) are tingling but plastic stuff isn't then you need to talk to an electrician.

[Gudder]

Oh yeah nice answer.............. -.-

In all seriousness tho, it only tingles when i touch my mouse.. other then that it doesnt happen .. iv got 2 pc's so the one im on now has a plastic covered mouse, but my other one is a gaming one with a metal shell. :<

that is all

[Deleted]

You're just getting static shocks because of the weather. Are you wearing something wooly? Or whats the floor like? Hows the humidity there? A human can contain 3000V before getting 'shocked'. The static is most likely 10000v. (I read that somewhere in my IT book). Why do you think, you should always wear a anti-static wrist thingy when working with computers?

Wiki: "Static electricity refers to the build-up of electric charge on the surface of objects. The static charges remain on an object until they either bleed off to ground or are quickly neutralized by a discharge. Static electricity can be with current (or dynamic) electricity, which can be delivered through wires as a power source.[1] Although charge exchange can happen whenever any two surfaces come into contact and separate, a static charge only remains when at least one of the surfaces has a high resistance to electrical flow (an electrical insulator). The effects of static electricity are familiar to most people because people can feel, hear, and even see the spark as the excess charge is neutralized when brought close to a large electrical conductor (for example, a path to ground), or a region with an excess charge of the opposite polarity (positive or negative). The familiar phenomenon of a static 'shock' is caused by the neutralization of charge."

Jillzz

[Larynx]

With great power comes great responsibility my friend.