I've been experimenting. This couch we have is the key. The problem really doesn't occur in other places like on the bed or floor. I guess I can give up on any fame for having discovered this. Like when Franklin invented electricity by flying a kite in a storm. I can give up too on harnessing this energy somehow. Some Googling has turned up a Van de Graf generator. -----Original Message----- From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Danny Sauer Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 11:57 PM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [EE] Shock the kitty Peter wrote regarding 'Re: [EE] Shock the kitty' on Tue, Feb 07 at 15:54: > A more permanent fix would be an antistatic cat shampoo and antistatic > washing powder for your bedclotes etc. My sister used to rub anti-static dryer sheets on the more "fluffy" cats. Probably unfragranced, to avoid toxic problems. It seemed to work... --Danny -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist