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WXYZCIENCE

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Re: Testing ??
« Reply #33 on: July 14, 2006, 10:15:58 AM »
A Van de Graaff generator uses the skin effect principal. Electricity will always travel on the outside of a conductor.


ungrounded lightning Rod, explains the "rounded" shape that you should try to obtain when running for your life in a open field in a severe lightning storm. The picture explains how the lightning 'might' encapsulate you and 'maybe' spare your internal organs and just give you 'light' sunburn. Joe.
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WXYZCIENCE

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Re: Van de Graaff Generator Testing ??
« Reply #34 on: July 14, 2006, 10:37:26 AM »
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Thanks Willib for you input. Joe
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Re: Van de Graaff Generator Testing ??
« Reply #35 on: July 14, 2006, 10:57:07 AM »
Looks like me testing some of the 12V circuits I found on the internet!


Ahhh.  The small of burnt plastic in the summer...

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Re: Real Scary Power
« Reply #36 on: July 16, 2006, 06:08:12 AM »
Just an idea can lightning be stored in big capacitor maybe and would be drained slowly.Just an idea.
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