Teacher charges himself with static electricity using a Van de Graaf generator holding paper cups on his head. The cups pick up the same electrical charge from his body. Since objects with same charge repel, the cups explode outward in all directions
Teacher charges himself with static electricity using a Van de Graaf generator holding paper cups on his head. The cups pick up the same electrical charge from his body. Since objects with same charge repel, the cups explode outward in all directions
Him check all their reactions without moving his head and his cute look is so awesome lol
Due-Working-5621 on
We have a difference of opinion where it comes to the definition of “explode”
jmc286 on
I do this with my AP physics students and they always enjoy it
Stunning-Astronaut72 on
Never had teachers like this doing experimentation live, but thanks to internet in can enjoy it now
notwonthelottoyet on
“Explode” is doing some heavy lifting in that description OP
Evening-Life5434 on
Bambo claaaaaaattttt
Quiverjones on
1 teacher, 20 cups
What_Reality_ on
What a cool teacher
Darieus21 on
Teachers like this are so important
NolyBella on
When your students think you do nothing after working…
One_Economist_3761 on
I love when teachers make learning so much fun for kids. They’re so excited.
Tidalsky114 on
This is how you teach.
DMV2PNW on
If only I had him as my teacher I would pay more attention in class instead of being an average students in all my science class.
Kamikaze-X on
Explode doing a lot of work in that title
st_jimmy2016 on
So why can’t we have flying cars? Just static charge those bitches.
AdAnxious8842 on
I’d offer a slight correction to the title’s last sentence:
*Since objects with same charge repel,* ***the students’ minds explode*** *when the cups shoot off in all directions*
This is how you turn science into an experience. The students will remember this demonstration and probably a lot of them will remember the underlying science about charges and similar charges repel.
Edit: spelling correction
jaffasplaffa on
Great teacher!
PreferenceUnlucky101 on
So this is how magic works…
Chance_External_4371 on
Dude definitely has an erection
thementalyogi on
I had a chemistry teacher like this in high school. One of my favorite demonstrations was when he made a fireball in class from a lighter and a mouthful of baking soda (or powder, I can’t remember).
Debesuotas on
Is this type of machines are often used in magic performances on stage?
Enjoying_A_Meal on
Alright class, time to put on your thinking cup
ThatsRobToYou on
And now you know science–michael Scott
East_Tree_ on
If the cup(s) were x dimension larger he would fly away
Evening-Mention-8738 on
That’s super cool! What are those metal spheres called? I used to know but I’ve got the memory of five goldfish taped together and four died.
This is the kinda stuff l want to see while I’m on the internet.
dmbnl on
Very cool!
But you and I disagree on what an explosion is…
v2eTOdgINblyBt6mjI4u on
I love the experiment. But I don’t think you went to school long enough to know the definition of an explosion
srednax on
When we tried this in our physics lab in Dublin, Ireland, it failed miserably. It’s almost never not humid there, so the charge does not build up. I was a very disappointed student.
Destination_Centauri on
My first degree was in physics and we had a professor that loved this device and obsessed with it, and so we did so many crazy experiments with him as a class.
One of them was forming a chain of people holding hands away from the central point person that was touching the Van de Graaf orb, and the last person held a neon light tube, and it would actually light up!
However, as we learnt the hard way, be warned!
——————————–
Essentially:
One fateful class when we were forming our human conductive chain for another experiment that looped around in a semi circle, the person at the other end touched the metal chalk tray below the chalk board. (You know that long tray that holds the chalks and erasers.)
And whelp… Ya, that was slightly painful for everyone in the class!
The moment he made contact with the far side of that metallic chalk tray… Ya… A sudden jolt of electricity surged through the entire human chain of the class, and I kid you not:
We all simultaneously yelped, and several of us even jumped up into the air!
——————————–
It was insane.
We were all looking at each other afterwards in… shock… (pun of course intended!)
And we were like, “Dang that hurt!”
But even that was still a lot of fun. After our initial… “Shock”… We all started laughing and were like, “Sheeeeeeeeeit! That was crazy!”
It was one of my favorite physics lecture classes ever! (As I said at the time, “Whoa! That was so… Metal!”)
It really taught me a lot about respect for flowing electrical charges, I’ll tell you that!
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I would have gotten stoned with him.
Him check all their reactions without moving his head and his cute look is so awesome lol
We have a difference of opinion where it comes to the definition of “explode”
I do this with my AP physics students and they always enjoy it
Never had teachers like this doing experimentation live, but thanks to internet in can enjoy it now
“Explode” is doing some heavy lifting in that description OP
Bambo claaaaaaattttt
1 teacher, 20 cups
What a cool teacher
Teachers like this are so important
When your students think you do nothing after working…
I love when teachers make learning so much fun for kids. They’re so excited.
This is how you teach.
If only I had him as my teacher I would pay more attention in class instead of being an average students in all my science class.
Explode doing a lot of work in that title
So why can’t we have flying cars? Just static charge those bitches.
I’d offer a slight correction to the title’s last sentence:
*Since objects with same charge repel,* ***the students’ minds explode*** *when the cups shoot off in all directions*
This is how you turn science into an experience. The students will remember this demonstration and probably a lot of them will remember the underlying science about charges and similar charges repel.
Edit: spelling correction
Great teacher!
So this is how magic works…
Dude definitely has an erection
I had a chemistry teacher like this in high school. One of my favorite demonstrations was when he made a fireball in class from a lighter and a mouthful of baking soda (or powder, I can’t remember).
Is this type of machines are often used in magic performances on stage?
Alright class, time to put on your thinking cup
And now you know science–michael Scott
If the cup(s) were x dimension larger he would fly away
That’s super cool! What are those metal spheres called? I used to know but I’ve got the memory of five goldfish taped together and four died.
https://preview.redd.it/7b5a0j7rpnpg1.jpeg?width=439&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10c182099f0ca10cc944a8417b7b3f6a75368df3
This is the kinda stuff l want to see while I’m on the internet.
Very cool!
But you and I disagree on what an explosion is…
I love the experiment. But I don’t think you went to school long enough to know the definition of an explosion
When we tried this in our physics lab in Dublin, Ireland, it failed miserably. It’s almost never not humid there, so the charge does not build up. I was a very disappointed student.
My first degree was in physics and we had a professor that loved this device and obsessed with it, and so we did so many crazy experiments with him as a class.
One of them was forming a chain of people holding hands away from the central point person that was touching the Van de Graaf orb, and the last person held a neon light tube, and it would actually light up!
However, as we learnt the hard way, be warned!
——————————–
Essentially:
One fateful class when we were forming our human conductive chain for another experiment that looped around in a semi circle, the person at the other end touched the metal chalk tray below the chalk board. (You know that long tray that holds the chalks and erasers.)
And whelp… Ya, that was slightly painful for everyone in the class!
The moment he made contact with the far side of that metallic chalk tray… Ya… A sudden jolt of electricity surged through the entire human chain of the class, and I kid you not:
We all simultaneously yelped, and several of us even jumped up into the air!
——————————–
It was insane.
We were all looking at each other afterwards in… shock… (pun of course intended!)
And we were like, “Dang that hurt!”
But even that was still a lot of fun. After our initial… “Shock”… We all started laughing and were like, “Sheeeeeeeeeit! That was crazy!”
It was one of my favorite physics lecture classes ever! (As I said at the time, “Whoa! That was so… Metal!”)
It really taught me a lot about respect for flowing electrical charges, I’ll tell you that!
“the cups explode in all directions”
WITCH!!!
Male teachers. The world needs more of them.
How is paper picking up anything electrical.?