Re: Interesting message

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Bill (B)

In the early 60s, I used to stand and look at the Vandegraff generator in the 
basement of the science building at the University of Iowa. Not that I knew 
what I was looking at.

How do you know all of this sh*t, Bill?

Joe (A)

> You need a sharp edge on
> the electrode to get a spark easily--it's the opposite of the rounded domes
> of Vandegraff electrostatic generators that spread their charge evenly and
> don't spark until there is a huge charge.