I have a nice idea for grounding myself: Instead of touching the chasis of the PC (or some other grounded item) before playing with chips, I would install a small pad of aluminum onto my mouse which would be connected through a 100k (or a 10k) resistor onto the ground of the mouse. The ground of the mouse would be connected through the USB onto the GND of the PC, which is grounded via the power plug. Since I touch the mouse very often while working, this would ground me often enough.
Is this a good idea of a bad idea?
Thanks,
David