I don’t remember if it was always was like, this but this happened to me with two different microwaves in two different houses. It mostly happens when touch the top of the microwave, but it can happen with the door too.

I though that it was just something unavoidable with microwaves and didn’t mention it to anyone, but today i decided to tell my mom and, she said never had any microwave electrocute, same goes for my sisters.

My little sister did comment that i have high energy(what they call my ADHD) as the probable causes. I don’t really that possible but i have discovered weird things about my biology before(e.g if i leave my computer screen on in my room, i can feel its heat even under the blanket and cant sleep).

Update: I still do not know why i get shocked while my doesn’t. I told my sister to touch the mirror door and she didn’t feel anything, then i put my hand next to hers and we both get shocked. I have a theory that’s its cuz i am very hairy? Either way, i am told there are lot of possible causes

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    11 hours ago

    Probably just some static electricity from walking around and unrelated to the microwave.

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        10 hours ago

        Do we know of it’s specific to this microwave, or just something that happens to be grounded?
        Is it just a static shock or something a bit more spicy?

        Grounded things that would discharge static:

        • The screw that holds the face plate over an electrical outlet.
        • a metal PC case

        I’m trying to understand if you’re

        1. accumulating static charge and discharging it by touching something that’s grounded.
          Or
        2. if your microwave is defective, leaking current on the chassis and you become the ground when you touch it.

        You mentioning you’re barefoot, kinda maybe point to #2, which isn’t fun (or safe).

        I imagine neither would happen wearing shoes, but I dislike shoes in my own house.

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        10 hours ago

        Maybe your the only one dragging your feet or wearing a certain type of socks/shoes.