http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200509/s1461751.htm Victorian authorities believe a man built up at least 30,000 volts of static electricity in his jacket simply by walking around the western Victorian city of Warrnambool yesterday.
more here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/16/static_jacket/more here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4252692.stmvia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_electricity its a slow night.
Update:
http://ilx.wh3rd.net/thread.php?msgid=6234615 Staticman is a national bloody hero. He doesn't even need a beer to get charged.