MIT Physics Demo - Dissectible Capacitor

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(08-22-2014 12:20 PM)Dave Britten Wrote:  

(08-21-2014 07:51 PM)jebem Wrote:  How much Physics does it takes to fully understand this experiment?

More than what I needed to pass the AP Physics exam, evidently.

(08-22-2014 01:39 PM)W.B.Grant Wrote:  Very interesting; thanks for that.
More physics than I learned in tech school in the 70's, for sure.

I can tell the same. My EE training from the 70's and later work experience on RF telecommunications along the years never really covered this very specific area of Physics - Static electricity and other stuff like Tesla technology.
So I'm lacking in theory knowledge here.

This experiment, replicated by many others that have published videos in the Youtube as well, looks like the closest thing to a magic trick to me.
Well, I'm convinced that real magic (not cheap tricks from circus) is based on pure science - Only our current science just didn't arrived there yet