High voltage makes hair stand up

High voltage output from Bonetti electrostatic generator makes hair stand up. Demo is proceeded by basic explanation of generator design, and how it compares with modern 'conventional' electrical generators.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• wimshurst
• bonetti
• electrostatic
• high
• voltage
• electricity
• sparks

[magx1]

Opposite charges attract and like charges repel. When I am insulated on the plastic box, my body becomes charged. Hair is light and very fine, so it stands up trying to 'escape' from my scalp (which is also charged the same), and each individual hair spread out because they also repel each other.

[flagman57]

moving static charges? thats kind of an oxymoron. just noticed :) nice video.

[ktucker147]

Cool, very impressive!

[alerpic]

Hi, I'd build a generator of this kind can help me with information and plans to build it?

In advance, thanks for your attention.

Alejandro Lerma

[zezimashock]

can i say somthing this is so old that i figured out my self :P

but thanks for the reply !!

[Cafu192]

Ohm's law: V=IR

V: voltage

I: current

R: resistance

If V stays the same and I goes up, R goes down.

If V stays the same and R goes up, I goes down.

[zezimashock]

voltage up current down?

current up voltage down?

i don't know that's why i ask :)

[scion171777]

teach me how to do it

[labidus74]

I really like your bonetti machine, nice work, its like it make bigger spark then any wimshurst I see without any brush in the rotor!

So less complicated to build, do you have some plan, I would like to replicate your machine :)

thanks

[hartnell114]

anyone tell me just why this happens to hair, i know its because of static, but how and why!?