2011/12/3 Peter Heckert <[email protected]>: > Am 03.12.2011 22:14, schrieb Harry Veeder: >> >> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Peter Heckert<[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I believe there is a vacuum for these reasons: >>> >>> 1) I placed a charged needle 1-2 cm above a water surface. The air blow >>> makes a sharp, mm deep and mm wide hole into the water surface. >>> If I assume, that the air stream originates from the needle's tip, wich >>> is >>> measured in ľm, the blowing pressure and the repulsion at the needles tip >>> in >>> a ľm distance must be 100 to 1000 times stronger. >>> The sudden electrostatic acceleration of electrons and ions must create a >>> vacuum. >>> >>> >>> >>> Is it possible the water hole is caused by repulsion? > > No, the water was attracted, because it was connected to the other terminal > of the generator and grounded. >
Perhaps the hole forms as way to balance three forces: surface tension, gravity and self-repulsion. Harry
