DIY PingPong Ball Particle Accelerator

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Creating an accelerator has never been so easy. While this may not accelerate particles, it does accelerate an object much larger: a Ping Pong ball. And it does so with elegance, while demonstrating how an accelerator like CERN works! This accelerator is also called a ball cyclotron. ANY HV DC SOURCE WILL WORK.
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DIY ball cyclotron

[@SoiledBottom]

Instructions are incomplete...how do I close the Demon portal in my living room ?

[@AlienRelics]

A grounding ball. Cover a hamster ball in aluminum foil tape, aka "duct tape" (the real thing, not that fabric crap), connect a wire to it, and ground it. Now when the demon comes out, tap it with the grounding ball. I hope you used heavy grounding wire. That should close the portal.

[@PlasmaChannel]

unless, of course, one of your neighbors opens up a demon portal too. In that case, you'll need an army of priests.

[@PatilAdi]

No need to.. just grab the nearest shotgun and chew gum while shooting off the demons

[@ckrickie]

@@PatilAdi better get some godlike armor and a big fucking gun thats over 9000

[@denton151]

It's like the iron conductor just tap the demon with a hammer and it'll turn off!

[@valdemar-q7n]

Would covering the ping pong ball in aluminium foil work? Thanks.

[@PlasmaChannel]

It would possibly work, but, you'd really need to smooth it out and eliminate sharp edges

[@merlin_XY]

metallic paint maybe

[@tarun.starboy]

You never fail to surprise :)

[@PlasmaChannel]

Tarun, I appreciate your support, really

[@chandankarmakar5279]

Excellent man..I always wanted to see stuffs like this ..u r amazing...

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank you

[@bcikablam3578]

ooh! great, it uses the whimshurst generator! i recently bought one and it's been fun, so I'm glad there's a lot more things to do with it

[@PlasmaChannel]

Seriously, the little wimshurst is amazing. It can do so much.

[@aqspunk9994]

Again Huge surprise for me This 1 was awesome bcoz I am a ping pong player since middle school and you used a ping pong ball for this DIY Experiment.. By seeing your videos my thinking has changed for d things which lies around my environment... as u use random things/components which can be easily found around you .... Loved it♥♡♥♡♥

[@PlasmaChannel]

Awesome! I love hearing that! Always be creative, always look at the environment around you

[@ABaumstumpf]

That was surprisingly good.

[@PlasmaChannel]

Really? I appreciate that!

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

Nice build Jay.

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thanks Grandad!

[@KaliFissure]

I once saw one of those soley powered by atmospheric charge like Ben Franklin's bell

[@corrlee]

the old al-you-minium tell

[@thenumberseven1479]

In another video you explained how we humans can create lightning, wouldn't it be useful if we could use the energy from the lightning and power our world with it? (I think it would be a nice clean energy source)

[@jonni2734]

Awesome videooo!!!!!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank you so much

[@ameykulkarni1885]

Awesome video as always..!!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank you Amey

[@imdawolfman2698]

Dude, I found the ball behaving uncertainly, hesitating fractionally as it approached the next tape at the recommended voltage, almost like it didn't want to participate. Nuts, right? But when I doubled the voltage (2kv to 4kv) it stopped the jerky transition, energetically rising to the top of the bowl accompanied by a sub-audible vibration (6.66Hz?) and a repulsive non-visual aura above the bowl that gave me a metallic taste in my mouth and tinges of nausea. Considering this a sign of success I croaked out the name of one of my favorite demons, Ardat Lili, a very nasty succubus demon of the night, I'll have to get bac.....

[@PlasmaChannel]

David, I'll take what you're having.

[@muhammadfahrurrozyindriawa9714]

amazing dude

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank ou

[@volturnu]

Nice. Same principle of the corona motor, with the ping pong ball playing the role of rotor. This coul'd be powered by atmosferic charges too.

[@PlasmaChannel]

I want to build such a motor

[@denecastles8416]

love your channel man you are super informative I'm a huge fan of plasma myself I even made a small scale model of the VA.S.I.M.R.

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thats really cool! I'm glad you enjoy my channel

[@samns3626]

Dude this is soooo good

[@samns3626]

I'm going to use this for my school science project

[@PlasmaChannel]

Go for it!

[@samns3626]

It works perfectly fine and I got second prize and a cash prize of 10k

[@shashikantsingh7554]

Sir you are awesome !!!! Your experiments make me think That future technology lies in high voltage electricity

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thanks! High voltage honestly is a very under appreciated tool

[@darshansapariya333]

Awesome video sir.......i love to see your videos...keep making them ....❤️

[@PlasmaChannel]

I plan on it for a long time!

[@blu12gaming44]

Literally one of the very first electric motors (electrostatic motor) applied to particle physics. Thanks for bringing up the old technology! Maybe you can do a video on how solar plasma induces spiral shaped currents in the Earth's crust, known as Geomagnetically Induced Currents (GICs) which are responsible for various phenomena like electric currents and corrosion within oil pipelines and railroads.

[@3DLearningResources]

And Thanks For Sharing Your Knowledge and You are a Good Presenter .

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank you sir

[@greenthizzle4]

Plasma Channel do you have any videos on making capacitors? I haven't seen all your videos so I'm not sure, but some interesting kinds to demonstrate would be saltwater capacitors and variable capacitors. Look up butterfly capacitors, you can make them out of scrap aluminum. Saltwater capacitors I always see people use glass bottles, I personally feel plastic works better because it's a thinner dielectric and has higher capacitance.. the water keeps it cool and from breakdown as well

[@kilomaster]

Hi Jay! So I have a pretty pretty big goal in life but since you're more knowledgable then me I just wanted to see your input. I've started reading on Quantum Physics and Quantum Entangelment caught my eye. I am 15 so If I am Naiive well you know why now. I want to be the first person to invent a functioning teleporter for logistics since If I am correct (Correct me If I am wrong) two particels have to twins in order for them to be entangeld which would mean if I change it too be north it will be south in the other part. Now do you think it's possible to create a teleporter or am I going to waste my life doing something scientifacally impossible or will my demon portal kill me?

[@PlasmaChannel]

Excellent question, seriously. First of all, through science, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. However, as Tesla once said, man's grasp far exceeds his reach. Our ability to imagine an apparatus, or to imagine a concept, is always ahead of our ability to actually do it. But that, my friend, is what drives the progression of science. We think of something impossible. Then we try it, again and again until we succeed. Teleportation is absolutely possible in my opinion. It just is like I said....our grasp far exceeds our reach on that matter right now. Explore. Experiment. Experience. Document. If you want to work towards making teleportation possible, do it. Due to entanglement, it may be plausible.

[@kilomaster]

@@PlasmaChannel Thank you sir! I just needed that little boost of confidence so that I could start reading into it more and more. I thought at first that it was not viable but if it's possible I am going to grind at it hard! Thank you so much seriously!

[@zwhirlwhorled7570]

Cool Jay. We sense levels of magnet fields and have the feeling of being watched. A survivial tool that helps us know if we are being observed by a predator like a loin, tiger or bear. The bioelectricity in animals is accompanied by a magnetic field. A grouping of cells in the heart detects the smallest levels of fluxuation of magnetic field to detirmined (processed by brain) if something is going to help us or hurt us all within 1/3 billionths of a second. Or so I am told. Thought provoking, once again.

[@mkiemkie]

Amazing! Let's open up the demon portal! ;)

[@PlasmaChannel]

Just make sure to kaiju dont come through!

[@jeetjepard1633]

@@PlasmaChannel C L O V E R F I E L D P A R A D O X

[@captainmahmoud5458]

Can i use boost step up power module dc voltage generator instead van de graf generator ?

[@sundaramguruswamy5490]

Very nice sir and please make Zero gravity experiment once again.

[@luigichiodo5820]

Hey Jay! Remember me I finished my coil and I would really like to thank you for all the help you gave me. Also another suggestion for a future video: How to make a van de graaff generator, as always great and amazing content defiantly going to make this. Bye till the next video!!!!!!!!!

[@PlasmaChannel]

I’m super excited to unveil my DIY 3v vandergraff

[@luigichiodo5820]

wow can't wait to see it.

[@carolinemalley5939]

You are the best!!!!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank you, Caroline

[@clemsonfootball8072]

Do you know where I could find the zinc paint? And the glass bowl.

[@Shubh_here]

Excellence video

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank you for the feedback

[@acompletelynormalhuman6392]

My personal favorite type of particle accelerator is a Wakefield accelerator

[@rolflandale2565]

Now if you can just introduce PCM, Particle Communication Accelerater, where elements as radio wave in single rhythms can chamber spin into acceleration. To shoot out in althirthums/waves communication, faster than light. Thus sci-fi Star Trex into reality🖖.

[@ethanjara5755]

Instructions unclear can now travel at superhuman speed

[@PlasmaChannel]

Excellent. We are breeding only the finest of superheros

[@vertox4837]

Great video! Gonna try that out by myself

[@PlasmaChannel]

Absolutely give it a stab. Its quite easy, as long as you have a powersource

[@vertox4837]

Plasma Channel yeah I have a zvs flyback transformer. That should be more then enough

[@thatonecarguylol]

What kind of plate would be best for this DIY Project? I’ve been trying to look for one and can’t seem to find one as big as the one in this video.

[@kavinbhat6068]

A salad bowl might do as well... just follow the steps correctly.

[@amalna7188]

I like the video and I liked it😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed

[@Jmtech-we9cd]

Amazing!!!!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Great to hear!

[@KrishnaKumar-dw9ix]

Ur some dude!!!!

[@PlasmaChannel]

This dude is indeed some dude.

[@ganjalfthegreen5312]

cannot thank you enough for all your videos what did you major in or learn to know so much about plasma and electricity? electrical enjineering?

[@PlasmaChannel]

I’m really happy you enjoy. Actually my major was biology. But, since I was 15 I build and experimented in the garage building any high voltage device you could imagine. I’m self taught, minus a few physics classes in college.

[@ganjalfthegreen5312]

Plasma Channel nice...build a UFO soon man traffic jams suck. by the way any books or good sources of info about plasma that you know of?

[@jellyme6135]

Can we do this on a smaller scale? If yes how?

[@user-ur8iy7ou4m]

You look more handsam with your mustachi 😁😁

[@PlasmaChannel]

So I should bring it back, right?

[@warshatube]

awesome thanks mate

[@PlasmaChannel]

I'm happy to share

[@yovic7339]

Hey I just discovered your channel and I love it! I juste have some questions concerning your video about "pyrokinisis" and other video about controling elements. #1-How many volts can a human body take (without amps) #2-Could you show a way to build a little generator that se can carry on ourselfs to charge ourselfs with volts whenever we want #3- How far do you think you can push the thing? Do you think you could triple (or more) the force of the wind you project or triple (or more) the effect that you have on a flamme?

[@headrobotics]

Would be interesting to see how far this could be pushed with higher current and a rim to prevent ball escape. And perhaps more lines of tape.

[@PlasmaChannel]

I was wondering the same thing. Part of me wants to go crazy and see how far I can push it.

[@headrobotics]

@@PlasmaChannel go for it! It would make a really cool video :)

[@Psych_J]

Is it possible with less volts i think 5000v is to muchh....

[@Domnitrix]

where may I be able to find a glass bowl like that to use for this? I've been looking for a while and can't seem to find 1 that has a constant curve.

[@xgozulx]

where can i get a mini wimshurst generator? I love those things

[@jarinparkour7597]

Going to see Excited

[@PlasmaChannel]

You'll try building it?

[@jarinparkour7597]

Plasma Channel I’m currently trying to make an electromagnetic levitator but it is not working after it starts working I m building your museum quality Tesla coil. Thanks for reply 👍👍 And please in future show how you built that big Tesla coil i m fan of Tesla and wireless electronics. And sorry i can’t do this one because i tried hard to find wimshurst for as power supply but didn’t get.

[@jesseerven4859]

any crt has a practical accelerator in it :^)

[@thevelar7139]

just woow , well dooonnnnnne

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thanks!

[@hm-px3zc]

if you don't mind me asking where did you get the power source? Trying to replicate this at school club. Is project sutible for 13 yr olds?

[@PlasmaChannel]

Great question! I made a video about a DIY Wimshurst machine. It's a kit from a small company, fairly cheap, and very, very high quality. Check out my DIY Wimshurst video for more info!

[@goodomen5801]

Sir is it possible for a van de graff generator to produce high voltage.? Is the connection possible? Pls reply, need help😢

[@msrlusted685]

Did you get it to work with a van de graaff?

[@goodomen5801]

@@msrlusted685 yup sure. It did. Selected a design that could produce 80kv . But there are many risk of not getting the van de graff to work. If you are going to do this , I suggest you not.

[@yusufutku2491]

Man, your videos is awesome. Did you ever try lighting a bulb in your hands like in the movie called prestige? (First Tesla scene) Or is this possible ? I mean can you charge your body with electricy for lighting a bulb.

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thanks for the feedback! I’ve actually never succeeded in that. I think I need higher power levels

[@drakeweddner]

Can you please do a video about useing multiple Tesla coils together

[@PlasmaChannel]

Using multiple together? Such as in bipolar fashion?

[@AnandKumar-er8xk]

What is the voltage required?

[@jakubnagy5428]

Awesome. I just received my SparKIT yesterday so I'm just exploring all of the possibilities. I just want to know, where can I get the zinc coating?

[@PlasmaChannel]

Some hardware stores carry it. But, I’ll post a link later tonight where you can buy online for cheaper! I’m out and about currently, you can’t add links on a smart phone

[@MrBusta-zj1ec]

thanks for Video

[@PlasmaChannel]

You're welcome

[@amuse8281]

Hi Jay!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Hi! Does I know yous?

[@amuse8281]

Anna b 24 Austin

[@CrowdersCorner]

Awesome video again! Have you considered making a small corona-electrostatic motor? You're large marx-style voltage multiplier devices should power it fine. There is a book written by Oleg Jefimenko, "electrostatic motors" that covers many old, and newer styles of these motors. Seriously great presentations you give!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Ethan thank you very much for the feedback. I do want to build an electrostatic motor

[@gruboniell4189]

Does it go by the right hand rule? Or does it og both ways with one precessing?

[@almostengineering1929]

Will the demon portal still open in a high humidity environment?

[@sadderwhiskeymann]

Very nice! Do you think a second ball would run, to make it more fun? (Even with added weight and a little asistance to make the second go the opposite direction?) Lastly, would 2KV of my bugzapper do? (propably not..)

[@PlasmaChannel]

Actually, I messed with two coated balls and they chase eachother. Its really cool, but I forgot to film it. They can go opposite directions, or chase eachother

[@sadderwhiskeymann]

Thank you! Ps:would ~1.5kV do the trick?

[@PlasmaChannel]

Hmm that’s a little low. But maybe?

[@oscarishoomanyt]

where can i get the voltage thing

[@justinbanks2380]

Another awesome video! Could you use a ball bearing instead? Or would it be too heavy? Do you need the lightness of the ping pong ball?

[@PlasmaChannel]

Justin, you inspired me to try a ball bearing! it's simply too heavy. The lightness of the pingpong ball is essential, and, it's huge size allows for stronger electrostatic influence from the strips.

[@justinbanks2380]

Plasma Channel I thought it might be, but thanks for trying! As always, look forward to any and all future content from you!

[@marcovillalobos5177]

How does the aluminium gets charged if it is an open circuit??

[@shilpa2785]

what to use as power source???

[@MsCpktnwt]

Sir do this again with high voltage tasla coil .

[@PlasmaChannel]

It would not work with a Tesla Coil. You need DC for this

[@Jkauppa]

to the "past" channel, z-pinch ball accelerator, joint project

[@Jkauppa]

just have two rails, like in bearings, to have the ball between the rails, line contact, you can make the railgun mag field stronger with up-down perpendicular coils

[@Jkauppa]

those pesky electrons, not synchrotron, going light speed, "infinite mass"

[@Jkauppa]

someone made an oops with the more than all the universe mass prediction

[@subhajitparia3251]

Superb bro

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank you

[@svenpetersen1965]

Cool idea.

[@PlasmaChannel]

It's a pretty cool way to accelerate!

[@mine_craftpro]

How to make a collider¹

[@afwaller]

Little baby cyclotron

[@clemsonfootball8072]

How do you connect the one part to the bottom of the dish

[@PlasmaChannel]

Which part are you referring to?

[@clemsonfootball8072]

How do you connect the negative end of the generator to the bottom of the dish

[@Saugdingsgnubsi]

The Question we all have is, where did you get the bowl. I search nearly 4 h at the internet and found nothing

[@PlasmaChannel]

IKEA has a great selection of seamless bowls, but mine in particular was from a street light. Workers were tearing it down so I took the protective glass underside.

[@terranovarain6570]

Hell energy is the future

[@DolezalPetr]

I like it

[@PlasmaChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it. It was really fun to shoot

[@anujamhetre8856]

Any alternative for wimshurt ??

[@PlasmaChannel]

Certainly. Any low current DC high voltage source will do. Must be at least 5kv

[@professorthicc9171]

I know it's out of topic, but can I use your HV PSU (Flyback + Ballast driver) to power your voltage multiplier circuit? Asuming that my Flyback has a AC Output

[@PlasmaChannel]

It should work, but, I found it works less efficiently than anticipated.

[@professorthicc9171]

Plasma Channel I much appreciate the fast response. I expect more great content

[@yords_1236]

I am trying to make one but do you have those generators ??

[@PlasmaChannel]

You’re asking if I have one of the generators? Or if you need to use the wimschurst machine specifically?

[@edyeduard4368]

does it make sparks in the dark?

[@PlasmaChannel]

Hm, I didn’t check. I’ll give it a whirl.

[@tahminaferdoushy7015]

PPBA orPPAP???? Just being savage!!😆

[@daviddoch4872]

demon portal?

[@dushyantsingh9314]

hello sir, can we use Tesla coil to power it

[@userAndix]

dushyant singh I don't think so, because a tesla coil works with alternating current. And for this experiment you need a direct current power supply.

[@greenthizzle4]

Andi X No, many tesla coils actually use DC.. all solid state tesla coils like the musical ones use DC.

[@greenthizzle4]

Andi X the only ones that use A.C. are spark gap tesla coils, and those also can be ran off DC. The reason tesla used A.C. was mainly because it was the most practicle means to step up voltage without loses.. Also he did do experiments using his coils and DC electricity.

[@PlasmaChannel]

So, the output of a tesla coil is nearly always AC. This is how a tesla coil gains high voltages. The electricity bounces back and forth (analogy) in the secondary coil. Every bounce, it gains power. This happens thousands of times a second, and ends up boosting the voltage with every bounce, creating high voltage arcs. The bouncing of electricity is also known as AC. Tesla coil outputs are mostly AC, though coils can absolutely be run off DC

[@greenthizzle4]

Plasma Channel yup you are correct on that, the output is A.C. even if it's powered by DC.. because pulsed DC is still technically AC it's just not switching phases. Did you go to school for this stuff or are you just a hobbyist?

[@irondegryse9760]

Where can I buy the spherical surface you're using in the video (or similar size)?

[@PlasmaChannel]

Idea has a great selection actually

[@CUBETechie]

What if you use 2 bowls?

[@PlasmaChannel]

I did. Okay that’s an inside joke because my last name is pronounced “bowls”

[@stevenano1084]

can i do this with a 9 volt battery...i want to do this for a school project..isn't the current that does the trick??

[@PlasmaChannel]

You mean just use 9 volts as the entire power source?

[@stevenano1084]

@@PlasmaChannel yup that is what i mean

[@PlasmaChannel]

Steve Nano ## that will not work. Electrostatic repulsion on a measurable scale requires high voltage.

[@stevenano1084]

@@PlasmaChannel thanks alot

[@PlasmaChannel]

Certainly

[@Lukegear]

PPBPA I have a ping pong ball. I have a particle accelerator. UH! Ping Pong Ball Particle Acellerator!

[@PlasmaChannel]

#science!

[@indigolarry64]

🤣🤣🤣🤣to the demon portal comment!

[@shariniparab9875]

How high does the voltage need to be?

[@K-Matt]

what did you use for the bowl

[@PlasmaChannel]

the cover of a street light. Like....those big street lights. I know...random.

[@chuckjohnson4750]

First rate science education.

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thanks chuck

[@codlags]

SCIENCE FAIR DUE TOMORROW: Not sure if you’re gonna respond 2 years later, but my remake isn’t working. The only difference is that I’m using the top of a pan, so it’s a glass SURROUNDED with an aluminum/steel outlining. Help please?

[@jeetjepard1633]

"Opens up a portal to the demon world" Cloverfield Paradox

[@PlasmaChannel]

Lol. Love the reference.

[@andchip.s]

DON'T USE IT MAN! you will be sorry when Zool from the Nth Dimension appears. Ha ha.....!! Great job

[@PlasmaChannel]

Ahhh zool! Haha thank you

[@andchip.s]

Would you consider making a fidget spinner motor, not electromagnetic but electrostatic, I know the fidget spinner thing has been done ALOT I was just interested in your approach. This is one of my favourite: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goXZiHd5i7qUaq8. You are so underrated, great channel, Many thanks.

[@capuschicapuschi821]

To hard, I youse breadboard prototype board. Scienze is not stupid👩‍💻😒

[@TheOldRogue]

You said Aluminium ( like us in the UK) at first, then said Aluminum ( Like the USA ). It confused me a little as i've never heard someone from that continent say it like we do :)

[@PlasmaChannel]

The way America says it, is wrong. The way you Europeans say it is the correct way! Plus, your pronunciation sound more eloquent

[@Murky_Lurks]

can this be done with a ball bearing?

[@greenthizzle4]

Murky Lurks I read where he replied to someone saying the same thing below.. he said he tried it and it was too heavy, I personally think you also need the dielectric type ball for it to work.. I don't think a conductive one would work but I could be wrong

[@divyamtaneja6637]

Please put English sub in your upcoming videos Thank you Nice videos

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank you for the feedback

[@Pablitotheburrito12232]

Instructions unclear i cant stop running fast and idk what to do