I have a weird thing that happens to me. When I build up static electricity and touch a metal object, more than half the time it is so intense that it
actually leaves a mark that lasts a day or two and feels like a burn. It wasn't always as intense, just in the past few years which I thought may be
due to climate. It is so bad that I leave small metal objects like keys laying around different areas of the house; to pick up and use as a diffuser
so I don't get burned. But more often than not I accidentaly touch something metal and *flash/burn*.
Another thing that happens is I also get shocked when I touch plants...these aren't big shocks, but surprising nonetheless since no one else I know
has had this happen. This happens even in the middle of summer when I'm picking tomatoes.
Every night my dog lays down by my bed on the hard wood floor, (the whole house is hardwood floor except for an area rug) before petting her I diffuse
any static build up, however when I run my hand through her fur I feel hundreds of tiny electrical charges all over the area of my hand that is
touching her; the size of a needle point. It actually feels kind of neat but I'd like to know why after releasing any charge AND being on a wooden
floor (or outside on the lawn) this happens.
Something that I thought might be related - I got a new cell phone almost a year ago, a fancy one. I am waiting for my 5th trade in to arrive. Within
days (and with the last one 30 minutes) of having them, they start acting all whacky. I have spent countless hours with customer service and they can
never fix what's wrong so they send me another. At this point it's ridiculous. It's mathematically impossible that I would get so many lemons.
I started wondering if maybe I have some weird electrical field that's messing with the phone's "brain". I've heard of this type of thing
happening; some people can't wear watches. I haven't worn a watch in 10 years, but when I did they always worked fine.
I would love it if somebody could please shed some light on these mysteries.
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Powder? Is that you??
Sorry, couldn't resist.
I too have been feeling these strange electrical charges all of the time recently. I live in Arkansas and we pretty much have a high humidity level
all of the time. However, I still get shocked (not to the point of leaving marks) whenever I touch things... even plants!
Weird! 
[edit on 12/4/2008 by ou_sooners_19]
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I also seem to be having problems, a couple of light bulbs a week, lighting flickering and problems with nearly all of the cell phones i have owned. I
am curious to what the phones are. The ones that have caused me the most problems were my previous phone Nokia N95 - Alarms not working, Memory full
when it isn't. People cant hear me but i can hear them - Ifit was permanetly like this i could accept it but it does it when it feels like it. My
Current phone Samsun Omnia has all the problems of N95 with the added issue of it answering itself. Again this isn't all the time but still on a
daily basis. I rang it many times to show that it does ring and i do not have it on auto answer. My boyfriend even has seen the phone answer itself
before ringing when it had rang hours earlier. It is usually near me when this happens on a soild surface bit a few times i have gone to ring someone,
had the phone in my hand about to call them and then i hear then saying ' hello' before i have even done anything - they have rang me, very weird -
any one else have similar problems especially with smart phones - are these normal faults??
Dont get any burn marks from static shock, but i do get shocks from car doors and my desk (I think that is quite common though) - remember what you
wear can affect this also - Nylon is a big culprit.
[edit on 4-12-2008 by MCoG1980]
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That's funny I thought of Powder too.
About 99% of the time I am wearing 100% cotton, so that's not a factor. As far as my phone goes, it does a variety of weird things; calls itself,
changes the alarm time by itself, resends text messages by itself, suddenly dials a weird string of numbers/symbols when I am talking, doesn't erase
things I want erased, changes ringtones when the mood strikes it. It's a Blackberry Pearl 2 and I hate it.
My previous phone was a Nokia 3650, worked great for a couple years and then started to have problems, but considering that it had been abused
(dropping, being accidentaly flung across the room when the bed covers were thrown back, etc.) I thought it held up well. My Blackberrys I have never
dropped and always keep it in the case and away from the elements. I have never heard of anyone having these kinds of problems on 5 phones in less
than a year.
If it IS my crazy electricity then I guess I am out of luck with cell phones, unless I get a boring one 
Glad to hear that that someone else gets shocked by plants too. When I make a salad I don't get shocked. Yet. 
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