If he had magnetic powers, the monitor would flip out with rainbow colors on the sides. I say this kid is pulling a smart prank on everybody, he sounds like someone who would such thing.
Yea, a keyboard typing symbols when caps key isn't on doesn't sound like magnetic powers. I thought this meant he messed up computers, not just having random keyes
@ jordan: if that boy had enough amount of static electricity in his body that can destroy a keyboard, anyone touches him will get enough electrical shocks to make them realize that there is something wrong about the boy! The keyboard is plastic, and they already include electricity, the whole thing just doesn't add up.
I say, this electrician has payed the small boy something and taught him a trick so that his parents would call the electrician for "testing" sessions. :p
Haha, so true, they really ought to log him on as a different user, I see that the PCs are using novell, so settings could just be screwy on his user.
On the other hand, I had this happen when a friend of mine had the awesomely stupid idea of putting a plasma ball on top of my monitor (back when I had a CRT), only, the keyboard didn't have to be touched, it even happened if just the ball was touched.
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If he had magnetic powers, the monitor would flip out with rainbow colors on the sides. I say this kid is pulling a smart prank on everybody, he sounds like someone who would such thing.
Yea, a keyboard typing symbols when caps key isn't on doesn't sound like magnetic powers. I thought this meant he messed up computers, not just having random keyes
But the electrician thought it was static electricity, not magnetism, and static electricity doesn't distort the picture on a CRT monitor.
@ jordan: if that boy had enough amount of static electricity in his body that can destroy a keyboard, anyone touches him will get enough electrical shocks to make them realize that there is something wrong about the boy! The keyboard is plastic, and they already include electricity, the whole thing just doesn't add up.
I say, this electrician has payed the small boy something and taught him a trick so that his parents would call the electrician for "testing" sessions. :p
Haha, so true, they really ought to log him on as a different user, I see that the PCs are using novell, so settings could just be screwy on his user.
On the other hand, I had this happen when a friend of mine had the awesomely stupid idea of putting a plasma ball on top of my monitor (back when I had a CRT), only, the keyboard didn't have to be touched, it even happened if just the ball was touched.