Static Electricity

[chris logan]

HEY! does anyone know any cool experiments to demonstrate static electricity? ( P.S nothing too complicated )

[pwagen]

A classic one is visiting a company that produces electronic devices, rub one of their devices on a rug, then watch as it breaks 5 minutes after the warranty ends. Works every time.

 

Other than that, it depends on your threshold for "cool". Most experiments of this kind seem to be pretty basic (at least from what I could find).

 

A simple one is rubbing a balloon in your hair (if you're one of the lucky ones who have such an attribute), then sticking it to the ceiling. Also, combing those wavy curls and the holding the comb next to a slowly running water tap works as well.

 

If you completely darken a room, and pull of a knitted sweater (or a similar attire), you can sometimes see the static shocks go off as small sparks.

 

Wikipedia also has an experiment involving tape strips.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_electricity#Charged_adhesive_tape

[chris logan]

A classic one is visiting a company that produces electronic devices, rub one of their devices on a rug, then watch as it breaks 5 minutes after the warranty ends. Works every time.

 

Other than that, it depends on your threshold for "cool". Most experiments of this kind seem to be pretty basic (at least from what I could find).

 

A simple one is rubbing a balloon in your hair (if you're one of the lucky ones who have such an attribute), then sticking it to the ceiling. Also, combing those wavy curls and the holding the comb next to a slowly running water tap works as well.

 

If you completely darken a room, and pull of a knitted sweater (or a similar attire), you can sometimes see the static shocks go off as small sparks.

 

Wikipedia also has an experiment involving tape strips.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_electricity#Charged_adhesive_tape

and that my friend was cool