Channel: Jefferson Lab

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: ============================================================================== 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? - youtu.be/ubZuSZYVBng - Liquid Nitrogen and Fire! - youtu.be/ANdt8LuPaEg - Liquid Nitrogen and the Tea Kettle Mystery - youtu.be/L0q3uWuqjYE - Plasmas and Rainbows! - youtu.be/-Hq1VZVpl-o A more complete liquid nitrogen show, shot during one of Jefferson Lab's Open Houses, can be seen here: - Liquid Nitrogen Show! - youtu.be/enEtTV-FyCU