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@haeckerfelix lol, my blanket at home reliably shuts off my screen for a second when I make my bed. It's quite clear though because it's audibly sparking the static electricity

Like 27 Apr 2023 at 23:56 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.online

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Julian Hofer

@YaLTeR @haeckerfelix i never heard of this effect. I also don't understand what exactly is happening here

28 Apr 2023 at 5:00 | Open on chaos.social

Bornach

@ju @YaLTeR @haeckerfelix

Gas lift office chairs generate electromagnetic interference on poorly shielded HDMI cable.

Videos demonstrating the phenomenon went viral early 2020
https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/f7g1sa/gas_lift_office_chairs_causing_emi/

https://youtu.be/voW5kEI7JKE

https://www.theregister.com/2020/01/09/office_chair_emissions/

28 Apr 2023 at 9:47 | Open on fosstodon.org

microChasm

@ju @YaLTeR @haeckerfelix my understanding is that static electricity or electromagnetic interference is causing physical cable connections to temporarily disconnect.

28 Apr 2023 at 14:30 | Open on techhub.social

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