Static Shock from Ear Phones?

I'm sitting on the floor. My laptop is on the floor on top my fan. I'm rubbing my foot on the floor with socks on and I'm getting shocked through my earphones. Every time I move my foot or some other movements.

What in the world? This doesn't happen normally. Is it the earphones itself? Bad design?

edit - Also, the audio plays when I get a shock. The audio when you remove something from your usb port. My earphones are not usb though.

 

by the way, the ear phones I am using are the betron DC950

 

I have never heard of such a thing, but a quick Google search reveals it is not uncommon. I live in a very dry desert climate where ESD is a way of life and a constant annoyance, but I have not experienced it before.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203298#:~:text=When you use earbuds in,your device or the earbuds.

https://www.klipsch.com/blog/headphone-shock-5-tips

https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/1uqrhh/my_inner_ear_headphones_are_shocking_me/

https://www.samsung.com/ph/support/...ic-build-up-on-my-headphone-earphone-earbuds/

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/a-teen-died-after-reportedly-being-shocked-by-his-headphones

 

I've had this happen to me in the last year for the first time. In my case it was only this one set of earphones which were cheap and I figured poorly made. It does feel really odd getting those shocks straight into your ear like that.