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I get electric shock sometimes when i touch someone or metallic things especially in shopping malls. it scares me, could i have a problem ?
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Electric shock: This is merely the discharge of static electricity that you build up. Touching anything metal causes this to discharge and that is how you feel the electric sensation.
Answered 11/28/2017
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