Ion Engine

[sonicsn4ke]

MANUAL PLZ

[rfry]

Mad scientist

[G58]

One smart guy, one interesting experiment and two examples of dickhead attention-seeking burger flipping fodder.

[wilvawter]

ION Wind does not account for the force needed to lift this. The wind is merely a byproduct. If you encapsulated the top electrode, and hindered the wind, it would still lift. ALSO, you could detach the lower electrode from the assembly and simply "PULL" it upwards towards the smaller electrode, like a magnet... BUT ITS NOT AN ELECTROMAGNET, its a High Voltage asymmetrical Capacitor.

[anotsofamiliarface]

@wilvawter what a fail.

[sprig3432]

@wilvawter can i borrow yr brain for tommorow i have a physics sac

[DMR40]

This is an ionocraft. Requires some conductive wire, aluminum foil or conductive mesh, bolsa frame and a HV powersupply. It's neat and a good basis for furthur science, but impractical because if cannot lift its own power supply.

Still a great experiement, if you know what youre doing.

[ExploringBeyond]

@DMR40 can't lift its own power supply? hmm... you know what that calls for? MORE SCIENCE! :D

[phildaguy]

He's replicating a decades old experiment. I saw an old clip before on t.v.

[FloppyHares]

Yeah... it's 'ion wind'...

[charlesaferg]

Is it just me, or does some guy in the background say, "pull it" right before it raises the second time.. I call BS, even though I know ion engines exist and I've seen the technology in action before. I still think this "poor man's" ion engine is BS.

[kellerr13]

The electricity ionizes the air around the top wire, and so it is attracted to the negative charge on the bottom. Air is flowing down inside of the structure, and so it's AIR that is providing a thrust, and would only work if airor similar gas is available. It's a poor mans ION engine.

[alxk78]

the same concept is made to send rockets into space

[zimtower]

Mythbusters explains it all.

[mvlady]

I got one of those things :)

[arabiccola]

Wow. Please can you explain to me what is this and how it works?

[withthebeatles7000]

wow thats like an anti gravity gun.