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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

So I'd wager most of them don't even know what the acronym ESD stands for, let alone how grounding works in basic electrical theory.

Grounding moves the magic smoke from one component to another, preferably, to one you don't own.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No, no, you want to keep the magic smoke inside your components!

Sheesh, noobs these days...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Of course, but you wanna move it to another location, like your pesky neighbour's computer.