How to Stop Getting Zapped By Static

Published on September 15, 2017
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Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! You just wanted to shuffle across the room in your pajamas and bunny slippers, but when you go to reach for the door knob… you get shocked! What gives!? What causes this strange effect?

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