OK, and there was a discharge, an electric discharge, but it wasn't coming from the ignition system. I got to that point. And that's hence, your brother's hair. Yeah, I got that. The fan belt.
Most modern cars have a serpentile, flat type of grooved belt.
It makes static electricity. To the engine block and you hear that zap and that's why it doesn't affect the engine performance. It's just annoying. A new belt fixed the problem. Because with the high humidity you reduce the chances of static build-up.