Yes. Knocking on or touching wood keeps the bad spirits at bay. Yes it is a superstition.
People knocking on wood is a superstitious act. People think that they say something bad and then knock on wood, it will not happen to them.
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Touch or knock on wood is an old superstition based on the belief that spirits resided in trees and plants. You touch wood (some people say knock on wood) to ask for good luck or the spirit's blessings.
"Because I am not superstitious, it does not bother me that a black cat just crossed my path."
Metal is a thermal conductor and wood is a thermal insulator.when you touch the metal the energy transfer rapidlyto the metal,making it colder.when you touch the wood the energy transfer very slowly from your hand to the wood kept in a cold place.
Yes, an electric fence can touch wood without causing damage or interference as long as the wood is dry and not conductive.
Unlike wood headboards, metal headboards do not get eaten by wood termites. For those who are superstitious, metal headboards are said to bring good luck to one's profession.
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When you say something that has never happened then mostly chinese will say touch wood for bad things never happened so far
No. People are superstitious, not things.
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