Old story on the internet with cats turning off computers/laptops rubbing them, people generally blame static - (1964) A Post Office expert called to investiga

Old story on the internet with cats turning off computers/laptops rubbing them, people generally blame static - (1964) A Post Office expert called to investigate TV interference in Derby found the trouble came from a house where an elderly woman was building up static electricity — by stroking her cat. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107507113 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107507113 But if the cat really isn't touching it then I'm dubious. I can't see how static electricity could turn off a computer from a foot away.