High-voltage static jumping off a kite line

[josephdupont]

Why not coat the string with some anti static stuff and make an aluminum foil capacitor.

If I had no power lines around, i'd generate power.

some might be from just the wind blowing past the string.

airplanes generate static too.

[DragonFlyback256]

That's a lot of static. Up to a few kilovolts, and it's charging back up quite quickly and constantly. It actually seems having to do something with the storm itself. That's why it's not advised to be out if the storm is relatively far away but you can hear or see its electric activity. Might as well be just the materials you used though.

[BRACK3N]

This is fascinating, Would ruin some IC's, Planes have got potential balancing from one wing to another to stop static build up and arcs.

[blahblahpornful]

omg double rainbow

[AguzSuiCaedere]

Is high-voltage static all the way. So intense :)

[Telverston]

@poramor72 Thank you so much for this. I was beginning to loose hope that someone might still be paying attention to the physical world we live in.

[jcwk87]

Telverston, your problem here is that you haven't proved to us that the static electricity here is high voltage. Give us a good reason as to why it is so, before making an unqualified statement, and there will be no bone to pick.

[Telverston]

@jcwk87 What we call "Static electricity" also has another name: "high voltage." All of the familiar electrostatic phenomena which we encounter in everyday situations always involve voltages above 1,000V, and ranging up to around 50,000 volts at the most. From: amasci.com/emotor/stmiscon.htm­l

[theinvalidvalid]

the most shocking thing on here is to find out that people still fly kites

[mulberrybear]

What devilry is this!?

[adiosGoku]

i can do this with an air balloon.

[XianFeng1]

THis is fake. The wire is made out of metal, and u put a magnet in ur finger :D

[dloader7979]

People still fly Kites?

[RandoMAlex3107]

you can do that with a balloon big whoop.. wanna fight about it I was expecting what Chipwhitley274 said aswell

[TheBlackKatana]

whoa thats scary o_o

[AmpleLight]

A dry wind furled Nylon kite plus metal inlet ring securing polyester string = proton loop exchanger

A nice representation of Van De Graf generator physics. Next time bring a geissler bottle and see if you can get it to light up for you of the string!

[AmpleLight]

@AmpleLight Just to get the minds of the youtube drones functioning again, this accidental procedure is quite possibly how anchient Egyptians harvested electricity far beyond any modern day comprehension.

[hdwblade]

Fail. That was hardly 'amazing'

[juniortore1]

I like High Voltage!

[TFiPW]

it's the secret that the power company doesn't want you to know

[TheRyanToob]

watch?v=znC2KZMQoBk

[joshua321654]

ohh, ohhh that is amazing!

[29732B]

22 people never even heard of the word "kite"

[MrYungFatal]

What's the big deal...Do you eventually get struck by lightning before the video is over? I'm not seeing the big deal, here.

[IviewitUpostit]

...i guess the idea of it is great, but there was no show.

[neroxero]

this is a great video. forget what all these people say.

[EPhantom125]

CAPACITOR KITE OF DOOM!!!! lol

[XCookieXlovesXyouX]

I dont really understand, but i'll figure it out later(:

it sounds kool tho : D

[shoegooguru]

the title IS correct. This IS ''high voltage static'' just like it says.

[theredsockssuck]

damn i thought i was gunna see sommeone get electricuted out at lleast knocked out this is garbage

[haris8461]

That is cool bro :) but be very careful with that....its really dangerous :)

[Telverston]

@haris8461 Yeah, we were kinda freaked out, and yet couldn't look away. Had you been there, you would see that it wasn't as alarming as it might seem.

[tanenying]

wow the comments just reminded me of how stupid and yet arrogant people can be.

[primehive]

whooooa...double kites....it almost looks like a tripple kite !.....what does this mean?

its amazing!

[Etativel]

what a retard

[RepublicanDumbAss]

This is NOT high voltage! It is only a few feet off the ground! Sheesh!

[BllueJeeper]

"ahhh thats amazing" and then he jeezed his pants......

[Etothe3rdPOWER]

I get it "static"

I hope this is the answer...

[MrEuroheritage]

IMPORTANT VIDEO youtube.com/watch?v=uXQGyG2Aho­s

[2Girls1DomoCup]

when i heard the electric sound shit i was like "DAMN NATURE YOU SCARY"

[tommy1012007]

this is some double rainbow type shit

[rxrxrxrxrx]

Grown ass men amused by static electricity while playing with kites. Pathetic. I used to do that in elementary school.

[steverod675]

Thats amazing. Do the hairs on your head stand up too???

[Telverston]

@steverod675 NO hair standing up. That's when we would've really worried for our safety.

[ThaCreator123]

thats pretty dope. you tie a key to it.

Nice Vid

[CyCoOrg]

Those who are confusing voltage with amps should think. Ever charged up a balloon and stuck it to the wall? Even 50 ft. up, voltage can vary greatly! A neighbor learned to ground his TV tower the day after conditions were higher amperage than usual. He wouldn't have had that opportunity if it happened much past the 15 - 20 foot point.

[Markonim]

I know shit about electricity but that was awesome xD!

[DJonelove]

the force is strong with this one...

[theonlyreallaz]

Have you gave a try to a metallic cable with a led between it and the ground?

[aa18706]

a couple of amps are enough to kill a person

[tipsi125]

HAHA, rofl. I love how everybody reacts in terms of high/low volts and amps/amperes trying to outsmart eachother...

If you really want to be correct use the terms, potential or voltage difference and current. Volt and ampere are only units.

For example: "low amps" is actually a small current wich, when meassured, corresponds to a "low amps".

[whootsjovina]

cool..

[HerrXRDS]

This is the exact sound I could hear in my Faraday cage right before the lightning struk the lightning rod just above , happened 3 times

[orlandobramb]

does it hurt when you touch it or does it tickle?

[Telverston]

@orlandobramb Mild pain, like a normal static shock from the carpet.

[williamxxx40]

I always believe that free energy is possible. All we need is a ballon at high altitude with a cable to transfer energy to the ground. I might be wrong but I believe Tesla had some idea to get electricity from the atmosphere. But I'm not an electrical engineer.

[Sawer89]

well it was certainly not amazing..

[mikedestructive]

what is this, Benjamin Franklin?

[fernny07]

@busteddon how is it gay?

[bridgettmilligan]

idiot

[lccs187]

@busteddon your parents are fake and gay

[oprescualex]

That's amazing! Double loop, rises all the way....up. What does it mean???????*cry*

[jondaiten]

why would some one spend 20 years flying kites

[That1Smile]

yeaaaaa a big misuse of the words HIGH VOLTAGE, got me all excited about this video..

[mikelae19]

This is a high voltge system. The only reason he is not being shocked is that the amperage is really low. Here is a little equation for you guys: Watts = Voltage * Amperage. Its the energy (watts) that kills you.

[Chipwhitley274]

Um high voltage in America is voltage over 600 V, Internationally over 1000 v. which could easily kill you. That static probably isn't even 1 volt. By the title I was expecting something like an electrical arc sort of like lightning which would have been more impressive to see.

[Telverston]

@Chipwhitley274 You are very confused about electricity. Please look it up, you will see that the title is very accurate.

[Azke94]

@Telverston owned

[jcwk87]

@Telverston Static electricity is NOT high voltage. High voltage kills. Static electricity tingles, but won't kill you.

You want high voltage, try flying your kite in a thunderstorm.

[Telverston]

@jcwk87 Please at least use google before exposing your ignorance.

[jcwk87]

@Telverston Ah.. touchy are we.

I know it's the current that kills. But just because there is no conductor between the voltage source and a person doesn't mean that the situation is not dangerous.

When the voltage in a medium is higher than the breakdown voltage of said medium, molecules of that medium will be ionized, leading to high current flow. Therefore even air (a good insulator) can be conducting at sufficiently high voltages.

[Telverston]

@jcwk87 I've read this a few times and failed to find any discernible point. Is there one? Have I argued that it was not somewhat dangerous at some point that I am unaware of?

[boxopieman]

@jcwk87 actually voltage doesn't kill it's the amps that do

[highjump44]

@jcwk87 static can be high voltage but its extremely low amperage is wat keeps you safe

[fondlemehardcore]

@jcwk87 Voltage does not kill. Its the amps that does the damage. And static electricity is high voltage.

[Telverston]

@fondlemehardcore Thank you!

[DragonFlyback256]

@fondlemehardcore

More precisely, both at once that does the damage.

[EPhantom125]

@Telverston The funny thing is chip is still wrong, when electrical engineers talk about high voltage, it is 40 volts and above. This is the resistance threshold of the average humans skin, meaning anything at or above 40, has the potential to send enough current through you to kill you.

Interesting fact learned from my highschool class: As little as 0.1 amp can kill a human, but when amperage gets higher to around 2 amps, it will burn or blow off the skin, which causes it to char and not kill.

[Chipwhitley274]

@EPhantom125

I was mistaken about the lack of amperes present to kill someone but I am not wrong about what is considered High Voltage and Low Voltage standards. The National Electric Code says that high voltage is any voltage over 600 V. International Electrotechnical Commission says it is anything over 1000 V.

[StudMuffin219]

@Chipwhitley274 Actually, the line can have very high voltage, but since the charge is small, there is no danger. Kid of the same thing when it comes to making a balloon stick to a wall by static.

[nazguluzan]

@Chipwhitley274 Static is a real high voltage, but it just hasn't got enough amperes, the more amperes the more dangerous it is. as this has lots of volts, it doesn't have enough amperes to get it over to your body!

[MultiTail]

@Chipwhitley274 dude, learn about amps, is there is low amps, high voltage cant kill u.

[drewbols]

@Chipwhitley274 i've been shocked at about 1500 v. It hurt a whole lot, but it won't kill you. Amps kill.

[BumbleBeat21]

@Chipwhitley274 haha.im sry,but i have to highlight tat voltage by itself cannot kill a human being..it wud just hurt a lot.the current does though. :)

[Rbm1603]

@Chipwhitley274 High-voltage is not dangerous, high-amperage is.

[Nemle22]

@Chipwhitley274 The tiniest "static spark" is caused by about 1000 volts.

[twistedgarbageman]

@Chipwhitley274 Actually static electricity is one of the highest forms of voltage. Just a static shock from person to person can be over 50,000 volts but very low amperes. And amperes are what kill you. Like a stun gun. High volts low amps.

[juniortore1]

@Chipwhitley274 Static can be any voltage, lightning is static electricity and thats trillions of volts. But, other than lightning, static electricity has weak current.

[SadOlympist]

@Chipwhitley274 You dont seem to know a shit about electricity... first of all, that static electricity is roughly around...meh 20 000 volts, but so low amperage that you barely can measure it. doesnt matter even if you have 1 million volts, but if you have low amps it wont kill you. and other way around, 12 volts and high amps will kill you. So go trolling somewhere else and build a leyden jar to understand static better. Btw the guy on the video reminds me of double rainbow guy...

[AmpleLight]

@SadOlympist To me, It is pretty amazing if you listen to how much is actually discharging into his finger. Events like this change peoples lives when it happens to them. Benjamin Franklin for example. Proved many aspects of today's science with one theory involving a kite and a storm.

[ExoFlip]

@SadOlympist hahahah double rainbow RWJ...

[Chipwhitley274]

@SadOlympist

I don't think you understand the concept of trolling. One comment consisting of a misunderstanding about amperes is not trolling. So relax quit getting so worked up and offended. I still feel the title is a bit misleading in that it describes high volts jumping off the line, as if there was visible arcing or something of that sort. My point still stands that it is much less interesting that something of that nature happening.

[ExoFlip]

@Chipwhitley274 "HIGH VOLTAGE STATIC" key word is "STATIC"

[Chipwhitley274]

@ExoFlip

Lightning is discharge of Static Electricity. That is what I thought the video was going to be about. I made a mistake but my overall point that the video is less interesting than something like lightning striking the kite line.

[asandman94]

@Minifresh123 i agree with u (still wish magic was real tho) lmao :D!

[markp617]

you need to go out!

[FUCKKitsABE]

20 years of kite flying? i didn't know kite flying was a profession.

[THX1449]

hooray for electron flow!

[smde1]

I wonder if that has anything to do with electricity ???

[hooya13]

I highly recommend you do a little reading on the science of 'lightning'.

[Telverston]

@hooya13 Done lots of reading on it actually.

[RukiaAsgard]

@Telverston OMG finally I found someone with a similar experience. I was just done with kite flying about 7 hrs ago. My situation was a lot more scary. Care to exchange further info on this? I had static charge way higher than you had. Sparks flew from screw on kite reel to my fingers. I couldn't release my kite reel after getting shocked for short couple of secs. And best part there was blue plasma glowing on 2 spots on my kite line. Like WTF..

[DragonFlyback256]

@RukiaAsgard

Corona Discharge.

[wbeaty]

the KEY!!! To make sparks visible, don't you need Ben Franklin's metal key? Actually this phenomenon should be quite common, but only if the kite string is natural fiber, and only if it's insulated from your hands by tying it to a short piece of silk ribbon.

[josephagp]

he's useing the force lol.