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From: ken@cs.rochester.edu (Ken Yap)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Help me build a "Static Simulator"?
Keywords: static shock
Message-ID: <1989Feb23.162345.17660@cs.rochester.edu>
Date: 23 Feb 89 21:23:44 GMT
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|Also, if you build a Jacobs ladder device (two bars with a spark jumping
|between it) be aware that besides the neato 'lightning', it is generating
|very large amounts of RF.  By playing around too long to such a device you
|can cause damage to soft tissue in your body. RF works like microwaves, 
|heating up tissues and water, essentially cooking you from the inside out.
|
|This may be a slight exageration, but be careful!

Yes, it might be a slight exaggeration. Firstly microwaves ARE radio
emissions. Secondly the microwaves used in cooking are at a particular
frequency that make water molecules vibrate. Furthermore the level in
an oven is intense. I think you would cook faster standing in the sun
than standing near a JL.

But care is advised, yes. And irate neighbours might complain about RF
interference.

PS: Why not just get a nylon carpet and a dehumidifier and generate
the real thing? :-)