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ELECTRIC WHIRL


EQUIPMENT
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Wimshurst Machine
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Electric Whirl
    

NARRATIVE
            The Electric Whirl utilizes electrostatic discharge into air as a propellant. Connect the insulated brass needle to the electrostatic generator. As charge leaks from the points of the Electric Whirl, the air around the point is ionized with the same sign of charge. The resulting repulsive force causes the wheel to turn.

Does not work well in high humidity.