Cited as a reference
Don't worry, it's just ESD! (Electrostatic Discharge)
Why people recommend it
ElectroBOOM's light-hearted look at electrostatic discharge, including handheld ESD guns; linked in threads asking how worried to be about static.
Watch for: the shock near 0:48 from holding the board
In their words
Here's a video showing the use of hand-held Electrostatic Discharge generators; these are available in battery-operated versions.
Marcus Müller on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jan 2017. CC BY-SA.
