----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hord" > My wife has about 10 potted plants in our house (small ones, though) and we > have a 54 gallon (200+ liter) fish tank, and that just barely keeps our > house > humid. I still get the occasional shock. > > It gets REALLY dry around here. Plus, I don't know what kind of potted > plant > to get in a room that has NO source of sunlight. Mushrooms? I've got a "grow light" in my office in the basement for my ficus. I probably need more plants; as I haven't been able to keep the static down very easily in the winter. I don't think there's much you can do with certain types of carpet. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu