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When working inside a monitor, inside a power supply or inside another high voltage peripheral such as a laser printer or scanner.

The reason is that these components contain a powerful electrical charge even after they are disconnected from power. You don't want to be grounded because you provide yourself as a conduit for the voltage to discharge through, which would suck.

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