Does the fact that the tinsel is already really light have anything to do with the way this experiment works? For example, if you had something similar to tinsel that was coated in metal, but was slightly heavier, would this experiment still work?

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Uploaded: 2015-12-16T22:14:57Z
Description: So how does this amazing phenomenon work? Paul Doherty explains (hint: it's electrons).

well when i tried it all my tinsel was too short to work with so i tied two together to make my loop but the two together were too heavy so it just stood up on the pan instead of flying but when i finally got one piece into a loop it flew so i guess the weight does matter.

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Lesson 2: Flying Tinsel

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So how does this amazing phenomenon work? Paul Doherty explains (hint: it's electrons).

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♡ Lonely Umbreon ♡
Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to ♡ Lonely Umbreon ♡'s post “Does the fact that the ti...”
Does the fact that the tinsel is already really light have anything to do with the way this experiment works? For example, if you had something similar to tinsel that was coated in metal, but was slightly heavier, would this experiment still work?
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- Avery Snow
  Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to Avery Snow's post “well when i tried it all ...”
  well when i tried it all my tinsel was too short to work with so i tied two together to make my loop but the two together were too heavy so it just stood up on the pan instead of flying but when i finally got one piece into a loop it flew so i guess the weight does matter.
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Madeliv
Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to Madeliv's post “Why is the tinsel knotted...”
Why is the tinsel knotted in a circle? Why not use the pieces of tinsel as the flexible spaghetti like individual pieces they were?
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- Avery Snow
  Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to Avery Snow's post “i tried it with ought tyi...”
  i tried it with ought tying it it didn't work i think it had something to do with the charges going straight through
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♡ Lonely Umbreon ♡
Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to ♡ Lonely Umbreon ♡'s post “Does it have to be wool t...”
Does it have to be wool that you use to rub the styrofoam, or could you use something else like cat's fur or even your own hair?
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- Avery Snow
  Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to Avery Snow's post “just know that it dosnt w...”
  just know that it dosnt work on dog hair!
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The Doctor
Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to The Doctor's post “How does this work? I'm a...”
How does this work? I'm a bit confused.
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f.connor23
Posted 9 months ago. Direct link to f.connor23's post “Did the tinsel have to be...”
Did the tinsel have to be tied in a circle? What if it wasn't?
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