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Electrostatic glitter effect
A random experiment I was revisiting where I applied a very high voltage at extremely low current across two electrodes at either end of a plastic vial filled with oil and glitter.
The high voltage source is a simple Cockroft Walton multiplier based ioniser and the top of the 60mm (2.5") high vial literally just has the carbon fibre ion emitter tuft. So the current that is electrostatically moving the glitter is absolutely miniscule. If the top is grounded it results in an extreme glitter frenzy.
With oil and a small amount of alcohol the effect is a surging liquid at the bottom erupting into tiny blobs that shatter apart as they interact.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u___CAoRq0
The high voltage source is a simple Cockroft Walton multiplier based ioniser and the top of the 60mm (2.5") high vial literally just has the carbon fibre ion emitter tuft. So the current that is electrostatically moving the glitter is absolutely miniscule. If the top is grounded it results in an extreme glitter frenzy.
With oil and a small amount of alcohol the effect is a surging liquid at the bottom erupting into tiny blobs that shatter apart as they interact.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u___CAoRq0
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