DIY Leyden jar! Build a high voltage, diy capacitor with static electricity.

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Build a leyden jar the right way! Static electricity can be used to create a very high voltage capacitor! Simply rubbing a pipe a few times makes a playful shock, but what happens when we charge it over 200 times? Lightning in a bottle! Don't touch it! (Like we did...)
Static electricity experiments are fun, and building a diy capacitor is great! But please exercise caution when making a leyden jar. A dangerous amount of electricity can be charged inside of this homemade experiment.
Destructive Creativity and Jonathan Allers is dedicated to providing safe and fun science experiments for all ages over 13 years old.
Building a leyden jar is a great way to show static electricity for kids. The material we used was simply a plastic water bottle filled with salt water, aluminum foil on the outside with a screw punched through the lid. Rub a PVC pipe through a cloth and bring the pipe close to the screw. Viola! You have created a rudimentary leyden jar! Just like the one that Benjamin Franklin used to catch lightning with his famous kite in a lightning storm experiment.

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@mariadelrayoangelesaparici6061 Жыл бұрын

Your video is very funny and it helped me to understand how to make more efficient a Leyden Jar. Thak you.

@tobiasbrinkhoff2785 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video and great energy. Thank you two!! 🙂

@DestructiveCreativity 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@LifeMeetLightning 3 жыл бұрын

Always play with electricity! :-D This one’s my favorite. Microwave capacitors are the best capacitors!

@DestructiveCreativity 3 жыл бұрын

Right? But for some reason my parents never supported my passion of playing with things that could kill me. :)

@LifeMeetLightning 3 жыл бұрын

@@DestructiveCreativity Yeah, I want to make a video showing what happens when you hook jumper cables up backwards. My gf doesn’t like it. I’m still deciding. I’ve been near two battery explosions in my life, and they’ve put the fear of God in me. Lol It’ll probably just melt the cables though. 😒

@hiitsJustBen 4 жыл бұрын

Awww this one was really fun. Great job guys!

@DestructiveCreativity 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! What was you favorite part?

@Agui007 4 ай бұрын

Wow awesome video and very explanatory!😍 Is it true you can gauge the voltage by the spark gap?

@rshmx4655 3 жыл бұрын

hi! our teacher instructed us to create a spark using a Leyden Jar. I've been trying to do this with my father. I used a straight bottle, wrapped it in foil and secured it with an electrical tape and then drive a nail through the bottle cap (I also tried using an Allen wrench, since it is made of stainless steel and reaches the bottom of the bottle, and a solid wire as well). I added salt into the tap water until it was hard for it to dissolve the rock salt and there were undissolved salt at the bottom of the bottle. I connected my grounding wire to a stainless steel planted on a planting pot with soil. There were no ping pong balls available so I made a ball out of the aluminum foil and connected it to the black wire that is connected to the aluminum foil wrap. I did not set up one on top of the bottle, though. I was able to charge my 3/4" blue PVC pipe with static electricity using paper and a used sandpaper (it's summer and very humid and any type of cloth doesn't work) but there are no crackling sounds when I put it near the conductor on the bottle cap, so I guess the static electricity does not transfer to the Leyden Jar. Can you tell me why it doesn't work? Where did I go wrong? And what should I do?

@DestructiveCreativity 3 жыл бұрын

I have some ideas, but it would be easier if I saw some pictures. The email for Destructive Creativity is jdallers@gmail.com if you send a photo of your work, I should be able to trouble shoot for you.

@DestructiveCreativity 3 жыл бұрын

I can say that typically the problem lays with the collection of static charges in the pvc. I would check to make sure you are collecting a charge by placing an empty pop can on a flat surface. Charge up you PVC (minimum 20 strokes.) And bring the pipe close to the can. If you can move the can without touching it, you have built up enough charge to transfer to the Leyden jar. If nothing happens, try using different materials to rub on the pipe. (I really like wool socks.)

@Amityblightlumity22 3 жыл бұрын

Can you also teacg how to charge yourself with electricity? In safe ways?

@DestructiveCreativity 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm, it is quite easy to charge high voltage in your body. The easiest way is probably to jump on a trampoline, or rub a blanket on your head. You should be able to build a high enough charge to see a visible spark from your finger. (Or did you mean something else?)

@emanuelsoriano4785 4 жыл бұрын

where is your ground being connected to? your outlet? where, I tried doing this, but I don't understand what ground is

@DestructiveCreativity 4 жыл бұрын

You need to be able to provide a straight path from the jar to the ground. (Literally, the earth, or the floor of your house) The wire I had was connected to a floor register one time. The other time it was connected to the kitchen sink.

@emanuelsoriano4785 4 жыл бұрын

@@DestructiveCreativity thankyou

@generbantugan9925 2 жыл бұрын

Can i use any pvc tube?

@DestructiveCreativity 2 жыл бұрын

I found that pvc-u worked best.

@Agui007 4 ай бұрын

Hi I use PVC though it is narrow it builds up charges. Sometimes it builds charges quicker than others but the micro fibre cloth I use does the job. Not sure why the build isn't always strong though? 🤔

@streakyowl4313 2 жыл бұрын

My Leyden jar is not working I m thinking of making another I will use a plastic jar Foil paper, nail and some wire I will charge it from a pipe and news paper Tell me if I have to change any item in this Please reply

@DestructiveCreativity 2 жыл бұрын

Okay, everything you have should work. A couple of thing to keep in mind, keep the foil at least 1 -2 inches away from the bottom and top. This wall make sure the jar doesn't ground out before charging. Also, before you build, listen as you stroke the paper down the pvc pipe. If you hear a faint crackle, it will work. Otherwise change either your paper for cloth or change your pipe.

@DestructiveCreativity 2 жыл бұрын

Also, your pipe should be the common PVC-u that is used for drinking water. I found that to work best.

@streakyowl4313 2 жыл бұрын

Can I charge it without using a PVC pipe Can I use something else

@streakyowl4313 2 жыл бұрын

And how do I ground it

@DestructiveCreativity 2 жыл бұрын

You can charge it with anything that creates static electricity. Balloons on cotton work well but slow. And grounding it it not necessary unless you are looking for a serious amount of pain... you could simply touch the ground with your hand after charging it for a pretty good effect.

@Mr6kids 4 жыл бұрын

you should make dry ice bombs or blow stuff up that would be great to watch

@DestructiveCreativity 4 жыл бұрын

YES! I just set off all the fire alarms in my house lighting things on fire. So stay tuned! That video will be coming out next week.

@h7opolo 4 ай бұрын

1:12 "10000 V"

@georgiaharman8848 4 жыл бұрын

hi me and my dad are doing this for my science fair which not to mentoin is in two weeks and we are doing excactly what you are doing and using excatly what you are using but its still not working! please help!!

@DestructiveCreativity 4 жыл бұрын

Sure! Probably the material you are using for your tube is made of differrnt material. If you have a cotton cloth, you should hear a crackle even from one pass. What color is the tube you are using?

@DestructiveCreativity 4 жыл бұрын

Let me know if you have specific questions.

@georgiaharman8848 4 жыл бұрын

@@DestructiveCreativity its white and definitly pvc

@georgiaharman8848 4 жыл бұрын

@@DestructiveCreativity also the science fair is now in 4 days and its stopped working, i still need to collect results so i can type everything and then print and then design a board and then make the board

@DestructiveCreativity 4 жыл бұрын

@@georgiaharman8848 Okay, you said it stopped working. Did it work at all?

@kharanshu2854 3 жыл бұрын

So you guys basically just made a remake of Electroboom's video. 😂

@DestructiveCreativity 3 жыл бұрын

He is awesome!

@kharanshu2854 3 жыл бұрын

@@DestructiveCreativity Yeah man totally! Btw could you tell me what did you do to ground both the wires? Like did you literally stick them to the floor with electrical tape? Also, does the material of the floor matter. Like I have ceramic tiles on my floor. Would I be able to ground.

@DestructiveCreativity 3 жыл бұрын

@@kharanshu2854 The material has to be conductive, I attached to my kitchen sink or a floor grate.

@kharanshu2854 3 жыл бұрын

@@DestructiveCreativity thanks man! Appreciate it!