Re: plasma ball without glass

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Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Not very well, since the 3" sparks are in a thin atmosphere of 
neon/argon/etc. In regular air you might get 1/16" feeble sparks only 
visible in a pitch black room.

Mike
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Subject: plasma ball without glass


> Original poster: "Langer Giv'r" <transworldsnowboarding19@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hey everyone, I have a small little plasma ball that you can buy 
> from radio shack for $60-70, and was wondering, if you break the 
> glass ball around it with the gas inside, will it still work?