Coolest thing you will see all week

[geekwarrior]

def shens

[neppo1345]

If it's real: It works because it's creating a simple "battery" using an airgap.

Edit: However, I don't see what the magnet would have to do with it... meaning it's probably just a distraction. However based on my knowledge I see no reason why this would work.

[skife]

no he picks up the candles when he puts the nails and you cant see anything protruding from the table
edit: but there are inconsistencies on the timing of the electronic and the candle. Sometimes it takes awhile for the wick to light and the light goes instantly on and other times it takes a second to turn on
edit- he could have made his own candles for a battery in the middle

camera cuts out, not a steady stream.

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I dont have a clue but heres what i found

"arcing" effect, or "Jacobs Ladder"

Taken from another forum

"the candle lit wick heats up the ions surrounding the magnetized nails, inducing an electrical charge. The candles being at the proper distance from one another cause an electrical arc or jump between the two candles. There by creating a complete circuit."

Online fake resource
"Visual entertainment

A Jacob's ladder (more formally, a high voltage traveling arc) is a device for producing a continuous train of large sparks which rise upwards. The spark gap is formed by two wires, approximately vertical but gradually diverging away from each other towards the top.

When high voltage is applied to the gap, a spark forms across the bottom of the wires where they are nearest each other, rapidly changing to an electric arc. Air breaks down at about 1MV/m (24kV/in), depending on humidity, temperature, etc. Apart from the anode and cathode voltage drops, the arc behaves almost as a short circuit, drawing as much current as the electrical power supply can deliver, and the heavy load dramatically reduces the voltage across the gap.

The heated, ionized air rises, carrying the current path with it. As the trail of ionization gets longer, it becomes more unstable, finally breaking. The voltage across the electrodes then rises and the spark re-forms at the bottom of the device.

This cycle leads to an exotic-looking display of electric white, yellow,blue or purple arcs which is often seen in movies about mad scientists. The device was a staple in schools and science fairs of the 1950s and 1960s, typically constructed out of a Model T spark coil, or any other source of high voltage in the 10,000 volt - 30,000 volt range, like a neon sign transformer or circuit (10-30 kV) or a television picture tube circuit (flyback transformer) (10-28 kV), and two coat hangers or rods built into a "V" shape. The sparks can burn through thin paper and plastic and start fires; contact with the exposed high voltage can be lethal." WIKIPEDIA

[Pneumagger]

That might be a remote possiblility if:

a) there had been an arc
b) you could see the arc
c) ... an arc existed.

Also, if you look into your copypasta a little more, you'll notice that they are talking in the 10kV to 30kV range. That's because that is the voltage needed to break down air and pass current - thus creating a plasmatic arcing. Even if there is remote charge leakage by ion transfer, that would pale in comparison to the power needed to light a small bulb.

[ScatterPlot]

The zoom in to show the "magnetizing" cuts out, making a new video feed. The candles are different in the second part. It seems natural to show a small part up close, but it's a distraction. Plus that amount of rubbing couldn't magnetize squat.

For the motor, you -hear- the motor running, but don't see it b/c of the crappy video.

[beam]

Thirded

His hand is always under the table when lighting the 2nd candle or blowing out the first one.

Yeah...watch his hands whenever power is added or removed. At least one hand is always under the table....and that's the only time he puts his hands under the table.

[Dark Side]

I could see the possiblity of ionization to produce a circuit, however the amps needed to power a motor, light, whatever are more than can be passed.




A good friend of mine pointed out, "so it might work, but if have candles why use them to power a light buld?"

[Lenny]

A good friend of mine pointed out, "so it might work, but if you have candles why use them to power a light buld?"

That is probably the most intellectual thing stated in this thread. I give you one free internet.

/Sorry Joe.

[nulam]

Guys, the camera cuts to close up and when it zooms out again you can no longer see the whole length of the wires. They run off screen and back on again from a real power source.

[Smoothice]

Guys, the camera cuts to close up and when it zooms out again you can no longer see the whole length of the wires. They run off screen and back on again from a real power source.

at the end of the video while the motor is still running he tucks all the wires into view.

But

If you open up 2 windows and play the video on both

-pause the first one right before he zooms in to do the magnetizing (distraction)
-pause the second one right after he magnetizes the second candle.

You will see that the left candle is in a different place and the nail looks different.

This only proves that the left candle was moved without us seeing it. Which in my opinion definetly invalidates that this is possible.

How he does I don't know but it is not with candle power.

[geekwarrior]

you know how easy you could do this with adobe aftereffects or any vid editing software? mask a video of the light on and the motor running over top of the reg candle vid....cakewalk

[Desega]

I want a cake walk. . . anyhow, I don't buy it. Too many questionables.