Childhood Static Shocks

Users share personal anecdotes about discovering, experiencing, or playfully causing static electricity shocks as children, often involving carpet rubbing and zapping others, leading to trouble or embarrassment.

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Sample Comments

pdntspa Sep 22, 2022 View on HN

I got into so much trouble as a kid for abusing that...

fogj094j0923j4 Dec 1, 2025 View on HN

This is something my 12 years old self used to say.

leesalminen Sep 22, 2016 View on HN

Happened to me once when I was ~11.

Animats Dec 22, 2022 View on HN

I was shocked by one as a kid. It was not fun.

photorized Jan 13, 2015 View on HN

Happened to me once or twice when I was young and naive.

lozf Aug 30, 2015 View on HN

I learned this when I was younger. People thought I was weird.

ItsDedo Dec 9, 2025 View on HN

Ah yes, that happened quite a lot when I was a young boy.

bibanez May 27, 2023 View on HN

I only remember doing this as a kid out of curiosity and to annoy other people :)

eyeareque Feb 22, 2014 View on HN

I remember when this happened. I was quite the upset teenager :)

nantes Nov 5, 2011 View on HN

I was 10, but this pretty much describes word for word what happened in my house.