Disagree. Collecting air and dispersing air are two different things. One is an entropic process and the other increases order. Put simply, static generators have a source and a collector. Bring air to a central point makes the vacuum the collector. Blowing air involves no collector. I don't know if the vacuum stories are apochryphal but I don't think blowing air and sucking it in are equivalent.
Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >There is no significant difference between blowing air and sucking air. >However, people are used to vacuuming by *touching* the thing being vacuumed >with the hose. People generally don't touch the hose blowing air to >anything. It is undoubtedly touching or getting very close that would allow >any static build-up to arc. Very good. Makes sense. But if both the vacuum cleaner and the computer are grounded I expect that static discharge will not happen. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
