Fun with Static Electricity! - A Prequel to "Should a Person Touch 200,000 Volts?"

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  • @JeffersonLab
    @JeffersonLab  3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Please Note: This was recorded before the onset of the current pandemic.

    • @a-rex1.5gb10
      @a-rex1.5gb10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow. Sir u r still here!! I pove the way u teach. 11 yrs ago sir 🙂🙂🤗

    • @eforeverything6482
      @eforeverything6482 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I also just watched the 12 years old

    • @wizzman
      @wizzman ปีที่แล้ว +1

      why being apologetic about not wearing masks

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If anyone has a sense of history and they look at the publication date, they will ask "Why did they hold this during the middle of a pandemic?" The obvious answer - that it was held before the pandemic - won't be obvious to some. So, you post the clarifying comment to avoid needing to do something like this...

  • @thetechrealms7824
    @thetechrealms7824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    The 2021 episode of everyone’s favourite yearly series!

  • @santeebandit3246
    @santeebandit3246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Such an awesome teacher. Breaks things down so they’re easier to grasp, and understand.

  • @JDotOnPoint
    @JDotOnPoint 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    This man is still going after 12 years, wow... You're amazing!

  • @sloth6070
    @sloth6070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    3:57 teacher: "plastic makes good-"
    student: "plastic!"

  • @Oxydeologist
    @Oxydeologist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    What I learn :
    -Negative meets Negative they don't stick
    -Opposite charges stick
    -Lightning is more hot that the surface of the sun
    -It takes to second for a sound to travel 1 mile
    -I failed basic science & math
    -I need to go back to school

  • @Zeeshan_2312
    @Zeeshan_2312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    You are here after the 10 years later recommended video 💢

  • @sambashiva2510
    @sambashiva2510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Very expensive piece of scientific equipment
    (Two pieces of plastic and a clip)

  • @guy_does_nothing_productive
    @guy_does_nothing_productive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    14:31
    Teacher: "if it's negative and it's attracted to this what's this?"
    Student: "positive"
    Teacher: "how could this be positive?"
    Student: "because it is"

    • @GeremiaGerosa
      @GeremiaGerosa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "protons."

    • @analog_guy
      @analog_guy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One atom says to another, "Hey! I have lost an electron." The second atom says, "Are you sure?" The first atom says, "Yes. I'm positive." (My apologies: old physics joke.)

  • @spectrumspectre
    @spectrumspectre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This guy explained it better in 15 minutes than my tech teacher did over the course of 9 months
    (also that little "fly, be free, go!" with the packing peanuts was peak comedy)

  • @eros_1234
    @eros_1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    You are a awesome teacher.
    We need more teachers like you😍😍😍

  • @Turp1n
    @Turp1n ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude.. i love you! If everyone gets teacher like you, students interest in physics will be increased exponentially!

  • @syntaxusdogmata3333
    @syntaxusdogmata3333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Not to be TOO fanboyish, but your enthusiasm in teaching does Carl Sagan proud. 👍

  • @michaelschwartz9485
    @michaelschwartz9485 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm 54 years old and I'm finally understanding electricity! I can't wait to see your other videos!
    Great job, thank you for your hard work!!

  • @taketwo6110
    @taketwo6110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love this hahahaha, I wish more teachers made explaining all concepts more entertaining!

  • @fitman7461
    @fitman7461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow... i just saw your 10 year old video and came here to find this new video! Sir, please keep up the good work

  • @frenchtanking4287
    @frenchtanking4287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favorite teacher ever

  • @anilchauisms
    @anilchauisms 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best session of physics teaching I ever attended. So impressed and happy!

  • @kilimli8824
    @kilimli8824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    10:41 "not space we all would be dead" :)

  • @RawBaconEnjoyer
    @RawBaconEnjoyer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this man is gonna help me not fail electricity.

  • @charlesbeck633
    @charlesbeck633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This dude is sutch a good teacher tho.

  • @SpiritSlayer1
    @SpiritSlayer1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    11 years later and still teaching students. What a legend

  • @cheeselesspizza
    @cheeselesspizza 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    14:33
    +How'd this get to be positive?
    -'Cause it is.
    And we called that "The Science"

  • @tanagranack327
    @tanagranack327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The great and mighty, Steve!

  • @philippaachen1684
    @philippaachen1684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    At the end he is like: "Should a person touch it?"
    But touched it several times before in the video.

    • @dripcat5940
      @dripcat5940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah but he only touched it when the other dome was in contact with the first dome, so electrons from the main dome travelled to the earth thru the second dome and didnt affect him. if he wouldve just touched the dome directly he wouldve been electrocuted.

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@dripcat5940 He touches it directly here: th-cam.com/video/ubZuSZYVBng/w-d-xo.html

  • @ankitsingh458
    @ankitsingh458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m in 10th grade from india , all my portions make sense with such explanation. It’s genius ❤️

  • @h7opolo
    @h7opolo ปีที่แล้ว

    such a refreshing style of lecture presentation

  • @vinijoncrafts2882
    @vinijoncrafts2882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Plastic makes..?
    *P L A S T I C*

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They're not wrong...

    • @vinijoncrafts2882
      @vinijoncrafts2882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JeffersonLab technically...

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep. Sometimes, that'll all one has.

  • @trithai9582
    @trithai9582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love these lessons

  • @moonshot18
    @moonshot18 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved the way you teach

  • @vinijoncrafts2882
    @vinijoncrafts2882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "What's the largest thing around?"
    -YOU!
    "Uuhhh not me 🙄 what's the largest thing around?"
    -THE EARTH!
    "YES! I'm not larger than the planet thank you very much"
    Wow that got me omg 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @satyamkumar4367
    @satyamkumar4367 ปีที่แล้ว

    Plastics makes good "plastics (from behind)" 😂😂

  • @yanissushansky
    @yanissushansky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Plastics make good...PLASTICS"
    The kid who said that is a genius

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's channeling his inner Mr. McGuire.

  • @ovijitchandrow
    @ovijitchandrow 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    well, My fav. online teacher is getting older. thank you Jefferson for making our study so easy🙂

  • @dirkvenezuela7387
    @dirkvenezuela7387 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Fly! Be free! Go! 😂😂😂

  • @chrissavage1449
    @chrissavage1449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:01 Plastics make good...
    Random genius: p l a s t i c

  • @jakkuwolfinsomnia8058
    @jakkuwolfinsomnia8058 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love watching your videos they’re so helpful in learning some pretty tricky concepts

  • @Ash-yw6kz
    @Ash-yw6kz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol i like how he is acting and making students paniiiikkk whenever he tries something new🤣

  • @prasungupta
    @prasungupta 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Simply wonderful 🥰

  • @kaholeung9443
    @kaholeung9443 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny demostration

  • @robsilfvast7079
    @robsilfvast7079 ปีที่แล้ว

    After some poking around on Google, I think his name is Steve Gagnon. He is just awesome!

  • @BeeChriss
    @BeeChriss 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watched you 10 years ago....here you are still very passionate.....#proudtobeateacher

  • @TheRealChurch
    @TheRealChurch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Two pieces of plastic 🤤"
    sounded like Ryan Reynolds on DeadPool.

  • @SapphiR3_
    @SapphiR3_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice to see this guy 11 years later

  • @danielash1704
    @danielash1704 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Electricity and statically driven charges wonderful.

  • @silvory7021
    @silvory7021 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:01
    Teacher: "Plastics make good..."
    One kid: "Plastics!"

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well... they aren't wrong...

  • @Yash1331
    @Yash1331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn video ended on the main cliffhanger, I wanted to see someone touch the dome with the belt in it.

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There's a reason why the title includes "A Prequel to 'Should a Person Touch 200,000 Volts?'" The resolution to the cliffhanger already exists in an older video called... Should a Person Touch 200,000 Volts? Links are in the description, or right here: th-cam.com/video/ubZuSZYVBng/w-d-xo.html

  • @DayZSnob
    @DayZSnob 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I learned more in this one video than I did in a whole year of high school.

  • @rd9910
    @rd9910 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:03
    teacher: plastics make good?
    Student: plastics....
    😆

  • @eforeverything6482
    @eforeverything6482 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:08 i also thought same when I heard charge accelerator

  • @classyamerican1776
    @classyamerican1776 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are a Great real teacher. Hope you are doing well.

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So far, so good. Hope you're doing well as well.

  • @someguy5944
    @someguy5944 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "if you could run at the speed of light you could run around the earth 7 times in a second."
    Me: the catch is you'll be a cooked corndog.

  • @tonyduong61
    @tonyduong61 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    teacher: plastics make good...
    student:plastics
    dying rn
    4:01

  • @tgregory
    @tgregory ปีที่แล้ว

    May be 12 years ago but this dude sure still knows his stuff

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This isn't from 12 years ago (yet). This was early 2020.

  • @jaysartori9032
    @jaysartori9032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder what if you would try this experiment out in space with the same tools?

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In space? Like, in vacuum? Well, for starters, with the same tools, it would be a very quick presentation as the presenter would quickly die. And, the Van de Graaff wouldn't do nearly as much as it depends on the resistivity of the air to allow charges to collect on its dome.

  • @OooEeOooAhAh
    @OooEeOooAhAh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ahh yes, plastic makes good plastic
    4:00

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We've found that plastic is the best substitute for plastic.

  • @mindcraftkids
    @mindcraftkids 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG! It's two pieces of plastic! They really saved no expenses lol ☺

  • @danielash1704
    @danielash1704 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Timing it right is the key .

  • @aumshukla9905
    @aumshukla9905 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    would that spark burn your finger if touched (as it is hotter than the suns surface)?

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One spark? No. But, if you had a constant arc going for long enough, you'd start to run into trouble.

  • @liangu105
    @liangu105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks

  • @jacobzupet8406
    @jacobzupet8406 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This dude is just AWESOME

  • @JustinTR1990
    @JustinTR1990 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes, student in the back. Plastic does make pretty good plastic!

  • @jmsssx
    @jmsssx ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you teacher

  • @rrowhe4d
    @rrowhe4d 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Today I learned that plastics make good plastics. And something about insulator.

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Insulators make good insulators.

  • @shivammadeafilm
    @shivammadeafilm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Jeff , you got old man....!!!

  • @ryskysinaga8158
    @ryskysinaga8158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm Always Waiting:")

  • @ahmednadeem1660
    @ahmednadeem1660 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good explanation 👏

  • @mlooky1221
    @mlooky1221 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here before it gets recommended to everyone 10 years later

  • @mjd7691
    @mjd7691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mr. Jefferson... Just a small indispansable question : Is all of that magical actions came out of a coincidence? 🤔

  • @dymytryruban4324
    @dymytryruban4324 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Electricity doesn't pick the easier way. Instead the least resistance draws the highest current. And the purpose of ground is to draw high current so the circuit breaker kicks in when the safety of conductive casing is compromised.

  • @thesamsharmashow8489
    @thesamsharmashow8489 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    #good_one👌🏻

  • @ayushpandey939
    @ayushpandey939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why he is so underated

  • @mellowyellow5152
    @mellowyellow5152 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How fast can a jet make it around the world?
    GlobalFlyer landed at Salina at 19:50 UTC (13:50 CST) on 3 March 2005, having completed its circumnavigation in 2 days, 19 hours, 1 minute and 46 seconds. As of 2019, this is the fastest world trip in its class at a speed of 550.78 km/h.
    The light takes roughly 130 ms to travel around the earth - that is seven and a half times round per second.

  • @Suryanrnn66
    @Suryanrnn66 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Teacher: Plastic make good....?
    Student: Plastic
    4:00
    Teacher: What's the largest thing around?
    Student: You!!
    7:05
    Teacher: Why is that called that ground?
    Student: Because it's the ground!!
    7:55
    So many Genius Moments!!

  • @juan16baxin
    @juan16baxin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I need more videos like this one!

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There are more videos like this one:
      - Should a Person Touch 200,000 Volts? - th-cam.com/video/ubZuSZYVBng/w-d-xo.html
      - Liquid Nitrogen and Fire! - th-cam.com/video/ANdt8LuPaEg/w-d-xo.html
      - Liquid Nitrogen and the Tea Kettle Mystery - th-cam.com/video/L0q3uWuqjYE/w-d-xo.html
      - Liquid Nitrogen Show! - th-cam.com/video/enEtTV-FyCU/w-d-xo.html

  • @jakkuwolfinsomnia8058
    @jakkuwolfinsomnia8058 ปีที่แล้ว

    How come the plastic pieces still repelled each other after putting the nail between them? The nail is a conductor and so are you so how come they didn’t lose their negative charge when you did that? Was the current too slow to discharge the static electricity?

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  ปีที่แล้ว

      The nail is a conductor, but the plastic isn't. Touching the nail to the plastic doesn't allow for the bulk of the charge to move to ground. If a charge happens to be somewhere other than where the nail is touching, it's difficult for it to move through the plastic to get to the nail. So, the plastic remains charged, even when the nail is placed between them.

  • @samit5650
    @samit5650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yo it's been 10 years woah

  • @octonitro
    @octonitro 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Denki Kaminari loves this guy

  • @sanjanavasavipasumarty6864
    @sanjanavasavipasumarty6864 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    He should get best teacher award 🥇

  • @dr.sheelagangwar5112
    @dr.sheelagangwar5112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Name of Professor?

  • @typerightseesight
    @typerightseesight ปีที่แล้ว +1

    cewl stuff.

  • @whirledpeas3477
    @whirledpeas3477 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please explain why this matters, what part of GR, SR, are we missing. Seems like Einstein is still 100 years ahead of us

  • @thesamsharmashow8489
    @thesamsharmashow8489 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    hats off to science sir❤

  • @gedeong.6391
    @gedeong.6391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    School would have been great if it was like this

  • @darkpenink6730
    @darkpenink6730 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hail Legend 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌.. true hercules..

  • @radiweldu1052
    @radiweldu1052 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can someone tell me his full name?

  • @physicslab5787
    @physicslab5787 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video

  • @retalahmed7116
    @retalahmed7116 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing

  • @Boss-in4cv
    @Boss-in4cv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh so that’s why Pikachu never kill anyone

  • @megastalkergaming1577
    @megastalkergaming1577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:01 me in class (turn subtitles on)

  • @muhammadafnan2321
    @muhammadafnan2321 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    sir I have a question that why opposite charge attract and same charge repel each other???

  • @geraldcollins7103
    @geraldcollins7103 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did your watch work afterwards?

  • @uxleumas
    @uxleumas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    what kind of plastic is that?

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's a piece of overhead projector transparency film.

  • @user-ng2dl4eg9y
    @user-ng2dl4eg9y 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    14:34
    Q: Why is it positive?
    A: Proton

  • @derekh9325
    @derekh9325 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    man you still look good and you still got hair lol

  • @darumaka217
    @darumaka217 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    if he teaches me physics then i can challenge Einstein face to face

  • @knndyskful
    @knndyskful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lot more grey hair 12 yrs later :D; just for reference I have a grey hair 12 years later too

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True. At least the hair is still there.
      Mostly.

  • @MeowcatBissy
    @MeowcatBissy ปีที่แล้ว

    So, how does the microphone stay functioning while you're touching the VDG? I have a job where I do a science show and I have a talk box on me.

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I assume it's because the microphone is behaving like a boat in the ocean. While a boat rises and falls with the tide, internally, though, nothing changes. So, if the microphone's ground is allowed to float, it doesn't matter if the surrounding 'ocean' is at a high tide or a low tide. Internally, a five volt drop is still a five volt drop.

    • @amimulhaque1754
      @amimulhaque1754 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JeffersonLab But in your previous video when you were touching the VDG while standing on the stool...why the electrons were getting stored in you but not passing through the microphone's ground connection..i mean shouldn't it behave as a ground connection in your body.

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  ปีที่แล้ว

      The microphone doesn't have a ground connection.

  • @wast4706
    @wast4706 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice

  • @aquilesriffo
    @aquilesriffo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    same watch ?

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep. Might be a different battery, though.