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Originally Posted by Portasaurus
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I'm actually somewhat concerned that one of these times it's just going to short something out in the dang computer and fry the thing, and then I don't know WHAT I'd do with myself.
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I'm no electrician, but back in the old days you had to be careful with static electricity when you touched RAM, because you could fry it. But: A) modern RAM is hardier, and (more importantly) B) we're talking about holding RAM in your hand. When it's inside your computer any excess electricity will travel through the metal parts of your computer to the power supply, which will then discharge it to the "ground" through the power cord.
So again, I don't want to categorically say that you won't hurt anything, but it seems very unlikely to me.