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Static electricity attracts ticks to hosts

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Re: Static electricity attracts ticks to hosts

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Post by uxhacker »

CamperBob2 wrote: post #5

That's interesting, and a bit surprising. Peak tick activity in the US coincides with outdoor activity in times and places where you're doing a lot of sweating, and are more or less at equipotential with the ground. I suppose they could be attracted first to dry clothing, then to skin nearby, though. And dog ticks obviously wouldn't face the same problem, since they produce minimal sweat through their fur.

What shoe materials are good at generating static electricity and which shoe materials are poor?

Re: Static electricity attracts ticks to hosts

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Post by ilyt »

mhb wrote: post #17
CamperBob2 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fortunately, tick-borne diseases aside, they are probably about a 2 on a scale from 1=non-disease-carrying mosquitoes to 10=guinea worms. You don't notice when you've been bitten, and if you get into the habit of checking yourself all over before bedtime, you can usually remove them fairly easily with alcohol. The risk is leaving bits and pieces behind when you pull them off, which is why you want to encourage them t…

I've never been able to get a tick off with alcohol.

The trick is to use alcohol on tick, not on yourself.

Joking aside I think alcohol was supposed to be just for disinfecting and some people took it wrong way ?

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Post by Lichtso »

eschneider wrote: post #9
whalesalad wrote: post #8

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Except water isn't wet. Things touched by water are wet. Common mistake.

Seriously? Is that just language semantics or does it actually make sense to apply this definition of (fluid) water being dry? Also, doesn't water touch itself and is thus wet too?

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Post by thriftwy »

CamperBob2 wrote: post #6
irrational wrote: post #4

Man I’m so glad I live somewhere with few if any ticks. They sound horrible from everything I’ve read.

Fortunately, tick-borne diseases aside, they are probably about a 2 on a scale from 1=non-disease-carrying mosquitoes to 10=guinea worms. You don't notice when you've been bitten, and if you get into the habit of checking yourself all over before bedtime, you can usually remove them fairly easily with alcohol. The risk is leaving bits and pieces behind when you pull them off, which is why you want to encourage them t…

Mosquitoes are super awful already and turn what would be an 8/10 outdoor experience into a 5/10.

We seriously need to find a way to get rid of biting insects on a grand scale.

Re: Static electricity attracts ticks to hosts

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Post by qup »

eschneider wrote: post #9
whalesalad wrote: post #8

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Except water isn't wet. Things touched by water are wet. Common mistake.

Where does one water begin and another end? Seems to me any appreciable amount of water is touching other water.

I'm not sure you've thought this through.

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