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What is static electricity?
Static electricity is an electric charge that is generated within a material that is poorly conductive or non-conductive. This means that no electric current will be produced, and electricity comes at a standstill. If, however, you place an object with a charge of the opposite polarity next to it, the imbalance of electric charges leads to electrostatic discharge. That is when you can see sparks fly.
What does this device demonstrate?
This educational device demonstrates the basic principles of Coulomb’s Law. This law describes the force two electric point charges exert on one another. The law implies that like charges repel each other, whereas unlike charges attract.
How does this device work?
Both Leyden jars are charged by means of an electrostatic generator. When the seesaw is put in motion, one of the small men touches a Leyden jar and is charged. Consequently, as the little man and the Leyden jar have the same charge, it is repelled and moves upwards. At the top, the puppet is discharged, but, at the same time, the second little man touches the other Leyden jar. This results in an up-and-down seesaw movement.
