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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by newaccount74 on Monday January 09, 2023 @07:11PM (#34318450)
This sounds like the counter was picking up static electricity from somewhere. Touching it will shock you momentarily, but it's not dangerous.
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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by kadoban on Monday January 09, 2023 @10:18PM (#34320080)
Doesn't sound very likely. Static can come back, but it's not usually going to be constant enough to experiment with unless you're doing something to make it come back or there's a generator for it.

Usually it's good for one little light zap and then nothing for minutes/hours.

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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by dguest on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @01:51AM (#34321401)
No it wasn't static, it felt like the 60 Hz buzz that you only get from touching something connected to the electric grid.
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