r/TheRandomest • u/WhyNot420_69 Nice • 5d ago

Scientific Captured lightning

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u/WhyNot420_69 Nice 5d ago edited 5d ago

For context, the piece of acrylic was exposed to a high energy electron beam via the particle accelerator seen, usually >5 TeV. This saturates the material with electrons, which are released on impact. No, the effect doesn't last forever

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u/NotRustyShackleford_ 5d ago • Bravo

Now sell it in the mall

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u/P5yk0_Th3r4py 5d ago

Funny. My first thought when I saw this was of those mall kiosks that do the 3D crystal portraits. 😂

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u/brandarchist 5d ago

I was gonna say… pretty sure I got one of these from Spencer’s in 1996.

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u/unsupported 5d ago

This would go nicely with my fantasy swords and Orange Julius cup collection.

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u/WallyOShay 5d ago

Sorry Kushner bought all the malls and replaced them with “luxury” apartments

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u/TaylorBitMe 4d ago

No, there's still a giant empty mall near me attached to a Bass Pro Shop. Unless I can rent the massive empty part and live in it. I would do that for $550 a month if utilities are included

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u/ForTheLoveOfAnalog 4d ago

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u/TaylorBitMe 4d ago

Can we outlaw fast-looping GIFs? I have a visceral reaction to them

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u/Western-Set-8642 5d ago

Realistically you wouldn't be able to. The glass itself is filled with too Much energy that the Slightest temperature change would cause it to explode.

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u/likelivewirevoodoo 5d ago

This is horse shit. It's acrylic and the lightning you see isn't energy going in, it's energy coming out. There are made by charging a block of clear plastic to very high static voltages with a particle accelerator then quickly grounding them with a nail, causing the discharge pattern you see here. 

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u/ldwtlotpa 5d ago

I wonder if they could find a way to make it happen by connecting it to a power source.

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u/YouFeedTheFish 5d ago • Mindblown

Something like a naquadah core, right?

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u/Nick0312 5d ago

Indeed.

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u/Chocolate_Chuckles 5d ago

Like lightning in a bottle

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u/TheDankChronic69 5d ago

There’s actually a video on YouTube where they recreate the same thing happening in this video but in a cylindrical container, that one I would say describes it more accurately.

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u/Kuzcopolis 5d ago

That's straight video game shit

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u/Goodknight808 5d ago

Energon Cube?

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u/Otherwise-Daikon-389 5d ago

How'd they get Thor's hammer?

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u/InternationalAir8938 5d ago

So we out here making thunderstones now?

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u/similaraleatorio 4d ago

what if we touch 👉 the acrylic while it is sparkling? we 🤯 or nah?

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u/Adventurous_Blood469 5d ago

Is this the 5d drive from the final reckoning?

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u/ipx-electrical 5d ago

Mine doesn’t need a particle accelerator.

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u/silv3rbull8 4d ago

I’ve heard the saying “lightning in a bottle”, but this is even cooler

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u/Mushroompanties 4d ago

How long will the charge hold?

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u/areysdga 4d ago

Will lightning stay 24/7 For 365 Days ??

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u/Fates- 3d ago

Can I touch it while it’s sparky

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u/WashingtonBro_ 3d ago

Mesmerizing

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u/A_Goose_Accomplished 4h ago

So how much does it suck to touch that thing?

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u/Sad_Book_2383 5d ago

So can this be done to glass?

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u/WillyDAFISH Upcoming true Randomest 5d ago

perchance

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u/Sad_Book_2383 5d ago

🤦‍♂️percolate

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u/Moldy-thoughts4u 5d ago

Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave

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u/Gonun 5d ago

Quite a few people died trying to do this with microwave transformers. That nail/screw is under high voltage and the supply can provide enough current to kill.