Re: Unpowered NST shocks

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• Subject: Re: Unpowered NST shocks
• From: "Dr. Resonance" <Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 20:08:06 -0700
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It's called the "dissectable Leyden Jar" experiment.  Charge a Leyden Jar,
discharge it, and then remove the dielectric and plates.  Pass the parts
around the room.  Reassemble and the jar will discharge a spark.  A classic
physics demo experiment.

Dr. Resonance


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Date: Friday, March 10, 2000 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: Unpowered NST shocks


>Original Poster: "R. Eric La Rue" <windstalker-at-webtv-dot-net>
>
>Last night I got a static shock from a 2"x2"piece of tape . I pulled it
>off my van de graph machine and handled it for some time before it
>discharged. Then I handed to another person and it discharged again.
>Why?    How?
>
>Eric
>
>
>

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