Another Static Electricity Question...

[pyrre]

@outlawal2
Just some additional notes.
"The ground must be plugged into a wall socket to work"
Ant the wall socket has to be grounded. (in Norway not all of the wall sockets are grounded. specially in older homes)

"Take a standard three prong plug and remove both prongs from it...."
No need to do that. Most moder PSU have a power switch. it only breakes the power leads. Ground leads are always connected. (And that is a part of European standards for electronic equipment.)
The same goes for Amiga PSU, the shield ground is always connected...

Abd a question:

"Also you don't know if the floppy is aluminum.. If it is you won't get  any ground off it"
Why not?
Aluminum is a good electric conductor...
I have speaker cables made of aluminum.

[pyrre]

@ marcfrick2112
If i can, i take precautions. Specially on new expensive hardware.
However. i have tried older hardware.
Among them an old P90
I used it as a "cam", calming my hair.
I could hear the sounds of the static discharge....:crazy:
But the devil still works......(!)