Oddity, Playstation Turns on when I Vacuum

[hardcore_canadian]

My ps3 turns itself on when i Vacuum within 5 Feet of it. I don't have the controllers near it, or anything, nor Do i ever touch the power button. It just turns itself on.... Any reasons?

[jw]

LMAO, its that magic touch

[bhuyanp]

Gotta tell ya, your vacuum is blue tooth enabled.

[Shin-Ra]

Probably a static buildup from rubbing the carpet/floor which is setting off the standby button when you get close. You can do the same with your finger before actually touching the button if there's static built up on you.

[Canada]

Poltergeists, or someone playing a trick on you. Seriously I have no idea.

[hardcore_canadian]

Canada! Come visit me at Work!

[YouSmellLikeBeans]

Thats odd. I have a wireless keyboard and mouse at home, when i turn on my paper shredder, for some reason it interferes with the mouse and I cant use it while the shredder is on. its really strange.

[Ascended_Saiyan]

That's pretty funny right there!

[hardcore_canadian]

That Static thing makes some actual sense

[MOONPHASE]

its no different when you have a cell phone ringing and it makes that weird noise on your tv by interference

[geekboy2000]

A similar thing happened to Eddie in "Christmas Vacation":

"Every time Catherine would turn on the microwave, I'd piss my pants and forget who I was for about half an hour."

[MacDaddyOJack]

Originally Posted by geekboy2000

A similar thing happened to Eddie in "Christmas Vacation":

"Every time Catherine would turn on the microwave, I'd piss my pants and forget who I was for about half an hour."

Yeah, but the difference here is that the Playstation is smarter than Eddie!

[The Big Blue]

It's a self-defense mechanism. It's scared of the vacuum and is trying to scare it away with it's red eye.

[iNCREDiPiNOY]

I eventually clap my hand twice and my PS3 turns on itself.

[Sonny]

So you have 1 of those new HiDef vacuums , it also works as a universal remote & much much more ENJOY

[xanoid]

Lmao,

[bluperch]

Is your PS3 directly on the carpet? If YES that's a Very Bad Thing (because of static). If not, then never mind.

PSA Announcement: But for those of you who have your PS3 or computer sitting directly on carpet, you can cause problems to the hard drive (and other components) by repeated static buildup/shocks. Get a piece of wood (or thick carboard, if nothing else) between the computer and the carpet.

You shouldn't leave any electronics on carpet (static BAD, carpet fuzz BAD), but computers are extry sensitive creatures.

[Sylin]

This might sound silly, but... I've seen it happen.

If there is a loose solder (or two) in a machine, small vibrations can cause it to break contact and then re-contact, with unexpected results. I had a friend whose office was above his garage and anytime someone opened the garage door, his PC would reset. He thought it was an electrical issue. Turns out the reset switch wire was loose and the vibration caused by the garage door was the culprit.

Try standing near the PS3 and jumping up and down, or stomping the floor. If it repeats, this might be your problem.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

Maybe his PS3 is a transformer and may be attempting to steal some top secret documents

[ps3andlovinit]

Originally Posted by hardcore_canadian

My ps3 turns itself on when i Vacuum within 5 Feet of it. I don't have the controllers near it, or anything, nor Do i ever touch the power button. It just turns itself on.... Any reasons?

Haha that's funny .. PlayBeyond. Static is the most likely reason for sure.