can you ground yourself like this?

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Sharks445

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By touching the metal part of the computer desk? I don't have a case yet. So I can't touch that. Does the desk need to be grounded? Or can it act as a large enough reservoir for electrons, just like a ground connection?

I might be able to hook up my desk to a ground connection somehow, and no, I cannot get a wrist strap at the moment.
 
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Touching the desk should be ok.

My computer chair will give me static shocks when I touch it sometimes and it is not actually grounded in any way(plastic wheels and all.).

Not building on a carpet may be a good idea. I have done it many times(in fact most of my home systems have been built and worked on in carpeted rooms.), but will not recommend it to others just in case.
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Touching the desk should be ok.

My computer chair will give me static shocks when I touch it sometimes and it is not actually grounded in any way(plastic wheels and all.).

Not building on a carpet may be a good idea. I have done it many times(in fact most of my home systems have been built and worked on in carpeted rooms.), but will not recommend it to others just in case.
 
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