Monday, August 29, 2011

And on Getting Started in Electronics-Natalie

Static electricity is an electric charge build-up on a surface often caused by an imbalance of electrons or protons. Metaphorically speaking, it is like an ant pile. All the ants are just hanging out bringing food to the hill when…BOOM…shoe on hill…massive disarray! Utter chaos! Ants everywhere! Then…eventual recovery.

How to Build an Electromagnet 101:
1 steel nail
1 copper coil
1 battery
Wrap copper coil around nail. Attach coil leads to battery ends. Nail is now magnetic.

At home…it’d be fun to make an electromagnetic generator/ motor.

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