Re: Plasma Balls with C60

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Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla-at-tesla-coil-dot-com> 

Great idea, the graphite powder, that is.  That would be a cheap way to 
perfect an injection system and you never know, just may get some results 
and good photos.  I'm trying to use the finest  carbon particles 
possible.  The size of the carbon in burning tires/rubber/soot is what I'm 
trying to approach, and as mentioned below the properties of a fullerine 
such as c60 is quite different from 'normal' carbon compounds.  I could 
collect soot from a burning substance I suppose.  Seems to me that a series 
of experiments with progressively finer materials ending with c60 is 
probably in order, with rolling video and a camera taking 3 second exposures.

John


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date:  Tue, 06 Apr 2004 18:37:45 -0600

 >Original poster: Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com
 >
 >In a message dated 4/6/04 2:43:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
 >tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
 >
 >why not try powdered graphite, cheap easily available in small squeeze
 >bottles meant for squirting into locks (dry lube).
 >



 >Hi I,
 >Yes, but in physical properties, C60 is as different from graphite as
 >diamonds are from BBQ Charcoal.
 >
 >Matt D.
 >
 >
 >