About 35 years ago I'd watch him on TV, couldn't not watch him. "There are no failed experiments, it's just that sometimes we don't get the desired results". He'd say something like that usually after he accidently knocked over apparatus of some sort! He was a great instructor, and the "mad scientist" look about him made it all the better.
I was given a Van de Graaff generator when i was 11 years old. It was a significant reason as to why I became a physicist. This experiment also works well if the dielectric is acrylic.
He told you - the energy is in the dielectric as molecule dipoles or changes that align with the field during charging. Note that when he "grounded" everything, he only touched one part of the glass to their heads, and since charge can't flow in the glass insulator dielectric, most of it remained. If he had wiped the glass inside and outside with metal that was grounded, it would then be gone. If he replaced the glass with a different one never charged, nothing would be there to discharge.
@@jonahansenthanks buddy, much appreciated, without your clear and simple explanation, I would have had to talk to some stupid AI to find out. And I ain't no prompt engineer, and the AI ain't much intelligent, so it would have taken me a looooooong time to understand.
More precisely, the charge is distributed across the surface of the dielectric. Because the dielectric doesn’t conduct (it was a glass beaker), there is no charge mobility for it to collect and move. That’s what the capacitor plates do. The other person was correct, if one wiped the inner and outer surface of the breaker, with a grounded metal brush all the charge stored on its surface would have been removed and there would be no spark when it was reassembled.
About 35 years ago I'd watch him on TV, couldn't not watch him.
"There are no failed experiments, it's just that sometimes we don't get the desired results".
He'd say something like that usually after he accidently knocked over apparatus of some sort!
He was a great instructor, and the "mad scientist" look about him made it all the better.
I loved this man as a kid. An inspirational talker. Must see for every new teacher.
I was given a Van de Graaff generator when i was 11 years old. It was a significant reason as to why I became a physicist. This experiment also works well if the dielectric is acrylic.
Boosted my love of science as a young teen. Loved his presentations.
My boomer brain says: if free to air Tv ran this again i would watche every episode. "Why is it So" Loved watching this guy. Sharp sense of humour. 🙂
Energy does not lie.
He was known as "Professor Wonderful" on "The Mickey Mouse Club". He taught at El Camino College.
🤓-"So too a glass and a half of full cream dairy milk,goes into every 250g block of Cadbury® chocolate"
Fascinating. I’d love to hear an explanation
He told you - the energy is in the dielectric as molecule dipoles or changes that align with the field during charging. Note that when he "grounded" everything, he only touched one part of the glass to their heads, and since charge can't flow in the glass insulator dielectric, most of it remained. If he had wiped the glass inside and outside with metal that was grounded, it would then be gone. If he replaced the glass with a different one never charged, nothing would be there to discharge.
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@@jonahansenthanks buddy, much appreciated, without your clear and simple explanation, I would have had to talk to some stupid AI to find out. And I ain't no prompt engineer, and the AI ain't much intelligent, so it would have taken me a looooooong time to understand.
More precisely, the charge is distributed across the surface of the dielectric. Because the dielectric doesn’t conduct (it was a glass beaker), there is no charge mobility for it to collect and move. That’s what the capacitor plates do. The other person was correct, if one wiped the inner and outer surface of the breaker, with a grounded metal brush all the charge stored on its surface would have been removed and there would be no spark when it was reassembled.
I remember the Cadberys ad he did in the 80s
They're on here. I'd not seen them before. Don't think they were on UK tv. Thanks for mentioning.
A glass and a half of full cream dairy milk in every 200 gram block!
He was a big hit here in Australia
Canada too.
52 years ago! way smarter than i'll ever be....
I would reassemble using another dielectric and test.
That would be a very sciency thing to do indeed.
I wonder how many TH-cam viewers have actually had their minds blown despite the frequent claims.
me
I enjoy a good mind-blowing and seek them frequently. Some just call it amazement or astonished.
"Abra abra ca-dabra, it's gonna reach out and grab ya"
Why is it so?
THE CRYSTAL STORES ENERGY WITH ALUMINA
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