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[MrToxin]

Imperator Fyron said:
Do you people regularly operate on live computers?

Well, yeah...no point in operating on dead ones unless you're performing an autopsy.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

"Screwdriver"
"Wrench"
"Pliers"

"Oops"

[rdouglass]

People don't realize that just walking across a carpet on a dry winter day, you can build up several thousand volts easily. Even the tiniest of sparks (from your hand to the doorknob perhaps) carry at least 500 volts. A spark travelling across a 0.5 mm gap requires 2850 volts. (Yes, that's 1/2 millimeter.)

Static electricity *can definitely* damage electrical components regardless of whether they are 'live' or not.