a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain)
an excellent conductor and is less charged than your body, so the electrons will immediately jump from the door-knob when you touch it, causing you to feel the shock
Doorknob is a game in which participants are supposed to say "safety" after they flatulate before other participants say "doorknob". This is known as "calling doorknob". If other participants call doorknob before the flatulater calls safety, then the non-flatulating participants are encouraged to physically assault the flatulater until he or she touches a doorknob.