Sparks from Falling Water: Kelvin's Thunderstorm

Veritasium
Contributed By
Veritasium
Resource Type
Instructional Resource
Keywords
veritasium science physics kelvin's thunderstorm kelvin water dropper electrostatic static electricity charge electric field hunger games behind the scenes spark spark gap static electricity generator current voltage high voltage energy
Subjects
Science
Related Resources

Sparks from Falling Water: Kelvin's Thunderstorm

The physics behind Kelvin's Thunderstorm explained. No, it is not a practical way of generating electricity, which is why we use turbines at hydro stations.

This video goes into more detail about the phenomenon demonstrated in this Hunger Games collab video: http://youtu.be/Rwa26CXG1fc
Publisher
Veritasium

Unfortunately, we were unable to load the necessary assets to access this site.
Try reloading the page to verify your network is still working.

If the problem persists, please verify that https://cdn.ascendlx.com/ is not blocked by your network firewall. You may need to reach out to your agency's Network/IT support staff to get access.

For any questions or further assistance please contact us at help@onelearningcommunity.com