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Okay this isn't really a question for help per se, I just wanna share a weird computer ghost story. Last year I replaced my monitor because it would randomly go dark, and eventually not turn back on. While researching I found out that it was probably suffering from a common problem that could be fixed with some spare parts and a soldering iron. I didn't have the patience to do that for an old monitor so I got a new one. The thing is, this one is turning off, too, but in an exceptionally weird way. What's so weird about it? Well, it happens only during very specific moments: when I take off my bath robe. You see, when I am relaxing with a game, I am often wearing my bath robe over my PJs. When I get up, I leave that robe behind on my chair. That causes a crackle of static electricity. And when I hear that crackle of static electricity, there's a chance that my monitor turns dark for a brief moment. I feel that shouldn't be possible to happen, given that I'm a meter away from anything computer-related at the time, and both the screen and the cables are properly isolated and correctly plugged in. I believe I can also rule out a defective cable or bad connection - I'm not touching or shaking anything on the desk when I get up, and when I intentionally the desk, monitor, and cables, nothing happens. The cable is also a new one. What's going on here? Am I taking crazy pills? Can static electricity jump a meter across the room and cause interference? Is my bath robe actually a Sith robe that projects the Force when taken off?
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Dec 27, 2020 00:31
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It's possible especially if you're wearing wool and near a heating vent. I'd try using a humidifier in that area and seeing if things change. If an area is dry you can get a lot of static electricity between carpeting and a laptop as one example. Lightning itself is caused by static electricity. And it can travel hundreds of miles in less than a second.
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Dec 27, 2020 23:31
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Yes its possible, especially with carpet and low humidity. JayzTwoCents recently had a video where he repeatedly resets his monitor just moving around in his chair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W62vlsIGzY4&t=662s
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Dec 30, 2020 21:21
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I'm actually having a similar experience now that the weather is so dry. Shuffling around in the winter wearing socks, sweaters over shirts, etc. (basically anytime two fabrics rub against each other) is a recipe for static buildup. Whenever I sit down and touch my keyboard - which has a metal frame - there's a shock. My the monitor flickers off briefly but then comes right back on. I hope it won't cause long term damage, but I'm trying to be careful by 'grounding' myself first. I'll usually try to touch something else metal as I enter the room, like the little screw holding the lightswitch cover plate in place. That seems to help. I still get shocked, of course, but not my computer.
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Dec 31, 2020 01:03
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You're not crazy, but try downloading Radon since it broadcasts in ultrasound to see if it can disperse some of that interference.
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