Poll of the Day > do latex gloves prevent static shocks?

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not the disposable ones that you get in a box, but i recently got a pair of gloves.

anyways my switch was in docked mode and i went to pull it out and got a visible shock. people on the switch boards claim that, that can break it. and if it isn't broken now it'll likely fail in the future so been worried about using it. i really hope it doesn't end up breaking, i get paranoid easily as it is.

i get a lot of static during the winter, so wondering if the gloves i mentioned may prevent it from happening. likely not going to use it docked for the rest of the winter, i have a stand i can put it on via hand held mode while using a controller. my idea is to use the gloves when i need to touch it then take them off when i play. thoughts?

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I dunno man I'm not a Scientologist

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bump.

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I don't know, but one way to get rid of static is to hold one hand flat against a wall, and touch something metal with the other hand. You can usually feel the discharge, but it won't hurt.

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I cant seem to recall a time that Ive been static shocked while wearing latex or nitrile gloves and Ive had to wear them a ton between working in restaurants and in healthcare, so they I think they probably do.

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he is strong enough to zap you even with gloves on
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