> An Australian man built up a 40,000-volt charge of static electricity in his c...

Hello71 · on Feb 4, 2018

https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Australian_man_allegedly_ignite...

> Several unanswered objections mark the story as a possible hoax:

8bitsrule · on Feb 4, 2018

1. In winter, take any decent house anywhere with a severe winter climate.

2. Wait until it's -30F outside, open the doors to let that dry air in. Close the doors.

3. Heat the interior to +70F to make --extremely-- dry air.

4. Shuffle across the plastic carpet in leather-soled shoes.

5. Do NOT touch the metal door knobs.

IntronExon · on Feb 4, 2018

Without meaning to, and without any of that I still managed to destroy a set of dimmer switches with a static shock from my finger, in winter. Boy did I feel stupid.

digi_owl · on Feb 4, 2018

The fuck?

Like i didn't already have a reason for insisting on natural fibers.