Home Made Lightning.. Mmmm Smell That Ozone

[Mike_N]

I was playing with my Van De Graff and thought I would capture a pic..

[Sonya Natasha]

Ooooooh. I like it!

[Roo13]

Great idea... me likes too

[shellie20]

Is this one of those static ball things that you plug in to the power? Great idea and great shot!!

[jakethepig]

I saw these on your flickr Mike. You captured them so well. Great work buddy.

Dave.

[leonaashlee]

Very cool shot...

[GadgetRick]

Very nice...

[Mike_N]

Thanks for all the replies.. Yes the Van De Graff is a metal ball on a stand that generates static electricity. The one that I have is rated at 250,00 volts. I can get a spark to jump about 4 to 6 inches.. When playing with a static electricity generator, you need to be super careful with electronics.. I fried a digital watch that I had..fortunately it was a cheap watch.. Needless to say I kept the camera FAR away :-)

[HaoQin]

That is cool! I think I can try it too next time I got to visit my in-laws. They have something like that at their house. I'm glad you mentioned you stayed far away from it when you take that shot.