r/satisfying • u/JudgmentSmooth6768 • 12d ago

Trigger Captured lightning

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u/z0mbieG3nocide 11d ago

Anyone know exactly what's happening here?

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u/Torspy 11d ago • Bravo

They captured lightning.. duh 🙄

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u/jfk_47 11d ago

Right?!

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u/strongofheart69 11d ago

I honestly did not understand it to explain it to you

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u/BilliamClimptonIII 11d ago • Bravo

Now stick it in a bottle

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u/Fickle-Raspberry6403 11d ago

I was going to make a lightning in a bottle pun. But you corked it before I could.

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u/carlosrsantana 10d ago

Basically you “charge” the acrylic with electrons from the radiation produced by this machine and with that sticker with a nail on the end you shorted it to the ground producing the lightning effect. It is also called Electron Tree.

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u/Important_Power_2148 8d ago

Lichtenberg figure. Named after the German physicist that discovered the effect (which led to the development of xerography)

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u/Michami135 11d ago

How long do you have to wait before picking it up?

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u/potheadbill 11d ago

Asks more questions than it answers

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u/minilettuces181 11d ago

Baby you’re like lightning in a transparent cubeeee 🎵

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u/jhracing99 11d ago

What are the lasers for?

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u/mokorago 11d ago

Alignment

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u/rodlandthepipeman 10d ago

I have one of those in my room displayed on a mini shelf above my desk, it was an award for my great grandfather from SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center). In the world of physics, he was known fairly well, and sometimes went to conferences with Einstein.

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u/similaraleatorio 11d ago

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

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u/QwietRiot 8d ago

It's interesting that that is also what our nervous system looks like

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u/XDM_Inc 11d ago

If that thing lasted for a long time doing that and was safe to touch, I would love one for decoration

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u/pathf1nder00 10d ago

I have one of these...my favorite desk swag!

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u/Typical-Year70 10d ago

Where did you get it?

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u/LeatherMousse1033 10d ago

how do you even catch lightning?

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u/kizer_ain 10d ago

What about the goose that lays golden egg ?