22 Aug
2006
22 Aug
'06
3:50 p.m.
C Fernandez wrote:
Bryan Pope wrote:
I have heard that if you did this with a pickle (preferably large kosher
dill) that you could turn it in to a light bulb if you controlled the
current (otherwise it becomes an exploding flashbulb). Never tried it,
though. I like pickles too much to blow them up ;-)
I wonder what would happen if you did the same
thing for a hamburger,
but instead of two nail use a flat round piece of metal... Would you
get a capacitive effect?
Hmm, raw beef has a dielectric constant of 49 at 20C :-)
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA