Not sure if this is survival, but I found it to be a useful tip.


One of the ladies in my tai chi class taught me a very cool trick. Pin a small safety pin anywhere on a garment that usually has static cling and viola...no more static cling issues!

I tried it out and it works great. I have some silk shirts that I like a lot, but I have been wearing a cotton undershirt since I would always have static cling on them, especially after sliding out from a car. Well, I found a tiny little safety pin (no more than an inch long) and pinned it to the inside bottom of my shirt, and hesitantly wore it without the undershirt. YEAH! No static cling. When I slide out of the car, I can feel the static cling building for an instant, then no more.

Now I don't have to be hot wearing multiple layers in tropical weather.

One way to ensure you always have a safety pin available.

I'm sure a bat'leth would work just as well.

This star fleet officer has one. Worf Like this one

Lee

I think I'll stick with my Hand and a Half!!

The Bat L'eth may be useful but it requires a lifetime of training under a Klingon Master. I haven't seen any of those in this lifetime!!!

Phaser trumps Bat'leth.


Aloha: keep an eye on the pin. If it's stainless steel (rare for a safety pin), you can probably leave it in during laundry, and not have to deal with static during drying, either. If it's nickel-plated steel, not so much. Nickel-plated brass would probably be okay, too.

In high school I used a safety pin to "repair" a hole in a pocket of my jeans. I discovered a few washings later that it had rusted. Fortunately it was on the pocket, so not a big deal.

Mahalo Compugeek. I usually unclip it before throwing it in the wash. And when I forget, my wife usually catches it.

Because electricity takes the path of least resistance.(the pin)