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The Amazing Levitating Orb - Static Powered

video The Amazing Levitating Orb - Static Powered

It Really Levitates!
This is so simple, and so cool. It uses static electricity to make a tinsel orb levitate above a PVC pipe. We've gotten the orb to float for over 10 minutes. We just discovered you can use a regular balloon instead of the PVC pipe, but we like the pipe best. Watch the video, and then make your own!

Written step by step instructions and how to get tinsel can be found at:

http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/static_orb.php

9 comments

Feb 1, 2011. 5:32 AMSuper_Nerd says:

I have a plan to max this up. Three er Four Words Van de Graff Genorator.

Apr 8, 2010. 4:06 PMarrow shot says:

its like that 20 dollar static wand, but for less than a dollar :D

Jun 22, 2010. 7:10 PM

dombeef says:

It is now $30 This is still 1 dollar!

Nov 20, 2010. 7:28 AMday-veed says:

Thats why I love making stuff! Can't be bothered to buy anything and I also don't have the money!

Nov 20, 2010. 9:23 AM

dombeef says:

True about what you said, i can fix or make what ever i want to! I just finished making a mechanicle Iris out of business cards and old foam core stuff. It is going to be a monocle. :)