Now this was weird - is my MacBook electrocuting me?

[johneaston]

Me and my partner were sitting on the sofa, each of us with a MacBook Pro on our laps. My boyfriend started to stroke the back of my neck which we both noticed felt really weird.

After much trial and error, we realised that it stopped if either of our Macs' power adaptors were removed.

Does this mean that, when using my Mac, I'm being mildly electrocuted?!

 

[Casey01]

I'm not a hardware expert on macs but I've read that it's common for a Macbook Pro to cause small static electricity. I myself have been shocked once. It could also be a grounding issue.

 

[LazyMacGuy]

Casey is right, its just static unless its a serious shock in which case you should get it checked out. Small shocks are just part of having a metal case.

 

[Ceemac44]

Just a little technical point and I don't want to sound like a smartarse!

Electrocution means you die so since you were able to post a thread here I'd guess you're still alive!

Still, I imagine it was rather a shocking experience for you

C