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Whenever I get out of my car and touch the door, I get shocked. This has made me be afraid of going anywhere because I don't want to get shocked.

I already tried the penny, and I got shocked through the penny. What is a really strong object I can buy or find where I can just touch it to the door of my car and it will absorb the entire shock? Penny doesn't absorb the entire shock.

I also am not interested in preventing shock, I don't want to install anything in my car and I don't want to change shoes or anything. I just want a big object that I can touch to my car door so that it will absorb the shock for me. Something that actually works, as a penny doesn't absorb the entire shock. Please help! Please eliminate my fear of driving.

Qmechanic
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You can use a resistor with value around 1 M$\Omega$ or a neon lamp.

zemosh
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The problem is that your vehicle is building up a charge while you drive. What you need to do is to allow the charge in your car to flow to ground through something before you provide that path when you step out of the car. Rather than absorbing the shock, you need to allow it to pass to ground.

You can buy a static strip (here is one from Canadian Tire) for less than $20. It will mount under your car and drag on the ground.

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