Fun with Static Electricity! - A Prequel to “Should a Person Touch 200,000 Volts?“

============================================================================== Please Note: This was recorded before the onset of the current pandemic. That’s why masks aren’t being worn, people are closer than 6 feet and schools are actually in session. It was a simpler time... ============================================================================== Let’s have some fun with static electricity! Simple experiments illustrating the fact that opposite charges attract and like charges repel. Other segments from this presentation are available! - Should a Person Touch 200,000 Volts? - - Liquid Nitrogen and Fire! - - Liquid Nitrogen and the Tea Kettle Mystery - - Plasmas and Rainbows! - A more complete liquid nitrogen show, shot during one of Jefferson Lab’s Open Houses, can be seen here: - Liquid Nitrogen Show! -