The last fix for a "All Shook Up" 33

[Eric Christopherson]

On Oct 27, 2015 3:59 PM, "Noel Chiappa" <jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu> wrote:
>
>     > From: Guy Sotomayor
>
>     > Peanuts do *nothing* .. The heavy item will "settle" and have
nothing
>     > surrounding it. The peanuts act a fluid during shipping.
>
> I can attest to this. I bought a largish disk drive, and it was shipped in
> peanuts. It came out the box at 45 degrees to the sides - it had gone in
> parallel to the sides. Luckily, no damage ensued, but it was pure luck.
>
>         Noel

I'm curious: Does the static from the peanuts noticeably affect
electronics?