question re: Grounding

[Carnival Forces]

hidey ho, i was wondering how to effectively ground yourself without an anti-static strap while building a computer.

assuming the computer is being constructed on carpet, here is what i was thinking?

A)no socks
B)no moving feet

now i need help.

i was reading around the Forums, and someone said that in order to have your case act as a grounder it must be plugged in (eh?)

so i was thinking, well, i have an all solid Aluminum (Lian-Li PC70) case, so why do i need to plug anything in?
can't i just touch my hand to the case and transfer whatever electrical charge there is in me to it?

then, someone i know, suggested that i use something like rubber or wood, both of which conduct no electricity, to ground myself.

but then my question is, how will me touching rubber or wood ground myself if neither one conducts electricity? won't the electric charge still be stored on me?

thanks!

 

[Mad_Pyro]

Touching wood or rubber is just plain retarted. Generally, I leave my computer plugged into the surge protector and then turn the surge protector off from the switch. As far as I know, the computer still remains grounded. Also, you could just leave one arm on the case, as I do, also. The whole purpose of grounding is to eliminate the difference between you and what you are working on so that there are no sparks.

I've never personally damaged anything due to ESD, at least not that I am aware of.

 

[Carnival Forces]

okay, so all i have to do is constantly touch the case ^_^ thanks!