Powerfully Static Electricity

[ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Unfortunately after the '80s all of the good sweaters are gone and we lost 99% of the static electricity production in the world

[slimnim]

One of the greatest children's science TV series ever

[michaelkeller]

i used to try this with the balloon so much after seeing this as child, that i now go bald. damn static energy!

[smokeygreeny]

Imagine doing this during the Salem witch trials

[zombieking]

This is the real definition of telekinesis

[camsmith]

Ran in Austrlia from 1972 to 1990. Thats my entire childhood. Great times.

[renelongoria]

Good to see that Uncle Rico not upset coach didn't put him in

[charlespearce]

Oddly, I have heard something, of which I've never tried myself for what will be obvious reasons... I've heard from some former tweakers that meth also is reactive to static electricity, and when they'd spill some, they'd use a balloon, rub it up and get it static, and pass it over the spill, and itd pick up all the dusty crumbs from the carpet. Strange, eh? Like I said, never actually seen it for myself, but I did attempt it with weed, I can verify it doesn't work with weed, too bad.

[ActionAdventureTwins]

You can hear the magnet rolling around in the ball as he bounces it

[karuna]

May be static electricity works with insulators only ....

[jasondoust]

He's a witch! : ) I loved The Curiosity Show 40 years ago, and I still love it now.

[tracynation]

Magnets have left the chat, and a small ring pulled by a thread underneath the tablecloth is your "static electricity." 💙 T.E.N.

[technoman]

If you've done 6 impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe?

[I_SPKN_I]

I work with kids and this will be one for the books

[WilliamKift]

Oh, thank you Sensai...Finally, i can have the force!!!!

[raymondjimenez]

After seeing this done I walked around rubbing a balloon on my head for days, simpler times 😂😂😂😂😂

[JustSomeKittenwithaGun]

Electrified pen: *exists*
Paper: ah that's hot

[coldthrills]

I loved coming home from school and watching that show

[tomorrow]

This experiment suffered from the non replicatability crisis

[neversmok]

Well, I tried to show these tricks to my landlord, I still have to pay my rent up