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It's not magic, it's called static electricity, the same thing that zaps you when you rub your shoes across the car and touch the metal on a light switch.View attachment 1222073
MYSTICAL HISTORY
The magazine "Science and Invention" in 1922 published an article about Plauson's invention. A balloon made of aluminum was filled with hydrogen or helium and at an altitude of 270m produced a direct current of 400 volts at 1.8 amperes. Two balloons with a capacitor battery produced 81...
The magazine "Science and Invention" in 1922 published an article about Plauson's invention.
A balloon made of aluminum was filled with hydrogen or helium and at an altitude of 270m produced a direct current of 400 volts at 1.8 amperes. Two balloons with a capacitor battery produced 81 kilowatts of power in a day.
As the author writes: "Its output is very great...There is no doubt that this invention will soon be in general use throughout the world...especially in rural areas and wherever water power is scarce.
The time is not far off when almost all of our energy will come from the atmosphere...It is the cheapest form of energy known, much cheaper than water power...no destructive thunderstorms occur near such aerial power plants because the balloons quickly discharge the largest lightning cloud, safely and silently through grounded spark gaps."
An invention capable of providing cheap and affordable electricity to the entire world. That's probably why it has been forgotten.
And it's 100% Free 
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Static electricity is certainly interesting, it is however the arch-enemy of modern circuits and computer chips.@Taboma , ever been on a helicopter lift, and the riggers let the headache ball hit the ground? Static electricity on the job site is interesting
Seems with all the high tech brainiacs, someone would be able to harness static electricity into a capacitor and somehow bleed it off into a battery bank.
Static electricity to me is like a car's ignition coil. It shows the difference between high voltage and low amperage. For us lower spectrum folks, one hurts, the other kills.Static electricity is certainly interesting, it is however the arch-enemy of modern circuits and computer chips.
If I recall correctly, the SR-71 with it's special coating, that post-flight it required being discharged prior to anybody touching it or the pilot exiting, least it discharge through them. I know large planes, perhaps small as well now, have small wires off the trailing edge of the wings to discharge static created by the plane moving through the air.
In today's world of chips, great extremes are taken, with special mats, shoes, and environments trying to protect the sensitive components from it's high voltage discharges.
I've read various explanations as to why it's not worth collecting. But the one example I tried to convey to Mr Rick is probably key is the "Worth" aspect. The basic problem is voltage alone doesn't = power (E), (E X I = P) and with static electricity sufficient Current (I) is the key missing component.
I'll quote this more technical explanation from an electrical engineer, who's also an electrostatic hobbyist. His hobby is building static generators and collectors.
"A single AA battery contains about 1500 joules of chemical fuel, which turns into electrical energy as the battery is powering your devices. But if you scuff on a rug, so that you build up a really wicked charge (say, 5,000 volts,) then you only have stored about 3/1000 of a joule of electrostatic energy. Only 0.003 Joule.
That’s the problem. Even a feeble double-A cell contains nearly a million times more energy than the nastiest car-door spark you’ve ever made.
And even a classroom-style VandeGraaff generator only puts out a few watts total. 250,000V x 20 microamps equals FIVE WATTS. And that’s for a fairly powerful VDG, on a dry winter day. You could step down the 250KV and use it to charge a tiny battery for an hour, then run a bright LED flashlight."
Did you read "DRY WINTER DAY" --- this is why static can be more prevalent at altitude. It's often above the clouds, moisture and it's cold.
You want to have some fun, get a VandeGraaff Generator, you'll be a hit at all the parties.
Rick @rmarion , is under the mistaken belief that this concept of harnessing "Free Energy from the atmosphere" is some mystical magic for powering the world that's been hidden from the masses by the evil big energy companies.
In truth, it's been researched since it's discovery and Ben Franklin had even created an Electrostatic Motor that was powered from this unknown (At the time) energy source.
Here's an interesting article from a 1971 issue of Popular Science Magazine: http://rexresearch.com/jefimenko/jefimenko.htm
There's pictures of B. Franklins generator.
True, in respect to high voltage low current, but different source type than static (Static means non-moving, it doesn't flow until the differential between the positive and negative is sufficient to bridge the air/insulation gap). DC will flow with any amount of differential in potential between polarities.
--- then they'd laugh, often asking to try it again. 
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