Electric Current: Why do you feel current when touching something or joining hands? Know what the expert said on this

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Last updated:February 15, 2025, 20:23 IST

Electric Current: Dr. Shweta said that this thing is called Static Electric Shock in medical terminology. He said that it is usually by putting a hand to any human being …Read more

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Why does it feel current when touching a person or something? Listen what the expert said

Delhi: Many times when you touch a person, you feel like a shock of current. This often happens during winter. But have you ever wondered why this happens? There is no electricity inside a human being, then why do we get a current when touching? What is the science behind it? Let us tell you what our country’s top neurologist Dr. Shweta Singla said on this.

Speaking to Local 18, Dr. Shweta said that this thing is called static electric shock in medical terminology. He said that this usually can be felt by any human being by putting a hand to another person or by touching anything to a person, which is like a shock of a current. However, he also said that till date it has never been revealed in the medical profession that due to this feeling, someone has suffered any physical loss.

So why do you think? Understand from science
Dr. Shweta said that according to science, when the number of electrones increases in something (whether it is a human), then the negative charge on it also increases. In this case, these negative electrons attract positive electrons present in a person or object. At the time when negative electrons, positive electrons are attracted to our side, at that time we touch a person or object, then you feel like a current. It is also called static energy.

How can it be saved
Dr. Shweta also told that to avoid this, keep touching her feet from the ground from time to time, so that the electron charge deposited in the body goes into the ground. In such a situation, there will be no body charge, then you will not feel the shock of current. If you are wearing shoes on the feet, then try to touch your elbow or hands with the wall in a while. This may also reduce the chances of you feeling current from a stuff or human being. At the same time, he also said that most of such current is felt in winter. Because there is a lot of dryness in the air and that is also a big reason. Therefore, your hands and arm or any organ that can come in contact with anything, should be moisturized well.