Definitely Not Static!

I thought this was better than the pk example shown in an earlier thread. I think I've seen better than this on youtube though, but I can't find the video I wanted. Still, this one is pretty good.

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Details I tell you... details...

Originally posted by SmArTbEaTz
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Details I tell you... details...

I'm not sure what you mean. Was I supposed to tell you that this was a pk wheel video? I think the intro on the blog gives some details of what is being done in the video.

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Anytime you post a video it should explain what the feed is of and what your opinion is on the subject so it can be open to discussion. This is for those of us with no video... Site mods may even delete your thread. It's all in the "Please read before posting" info. Just a heads up... ;-)

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OK, Thanks!

I tried to edit the original post to fix the issue, so hopefully the mods will cut me some slack and I can say more about it here.

The video is someone testing out a psi-wheel. They are trying to control for static electricity by using a control wheel inside a similar jar. The control jar is affected by a piece of styrofoam rubbed against something to produce a static charge. The target jar has been treated with a dryer sheet to control for static and this is demonstrated by the fact that the charged bit of styrofoam doesn't affect the wheel inside that jar. The person then tries to move the wheel inside the target jar, and it does. The control jar wheel stays still.

My opinion is that while you can't trust videos on the internet, if this is an honest attempt done as the blogger says it is, it's pretty interesting. It seems like a very good control for static to me. If the table were moved, the control jar wheel should have moved too (like it did when the table was shaken on purpose at the start).

Again, interesting, but I would want to see this done in person to see what's really happening in order to be convinced.

Originally posted by SmArTbEaTz
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Anytime you post a video it should explain what the feed is of and what your opinion is on the subject so it can be open to discussion. This is for those of us with no video... Site mods may even delete your thread. It's all in the "Please read before posting" info. Just a heads up... ;-)

edit on 12-11-2011 by SmArTbEaTz because: typo opps...

I guess they cut me some slack. Thank goodness, I didn't want to have to rewrite that last post in a new thread.

Good post!

I think the only way to be sure about something like PK is to try it yourself.

Checking in on status. Will be reviewing and posting later. Seems that 150 posts must have taken ploace befor you can use live chat. _javascript:icon('')