While static shocks aren't pleasant ... People who need to avoid static electricity on the job—in computer repairs, for example—may even wear anti-static wrist or waist straps.

More likely the computer rebooted because you touched ... So I don't know where the current flows during a static shock, but it apparently isn't to ground. Should I establish a side panel-chassis ...

Just what is static ... computer), whatever charge you picked up shifts over to that metal object, Hazen says. If that shift is big enough, it can cause a spark and a small electric shock.

If your laptop gives you an electric shock despite changing the charger ... take it to a professional computer repair shop. Static electricity is bad for laptops. It can damage internal hardware ...

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 you're experiencing shocks more so than not, annoying is an ...