vibrations and waves
wave table
2010
Experiments in electromagnetism with strings, glass and metal. All materials have resonant frequencies at which they most naturally vibrate.
water and electricity
Cat's Whisker
2009
Testing a salt water battery on the beach. Made from a 12" long galvanized nail and 12" of copper plumbing tubing. Gives about 28 milliwatts of power.
3 recent simple experiments
with Darsha Hewitt at the Palais d'experimentation
Cat's Whisker
2008
wire coil + toilet paper tube + ground rod + window bars antenna + germanium diode = Cat's Whisker
AC speaker
2008
What a speaker plugged into the wall sounds like.
Chaotic Spark
2008
Listening to sparks, moving hands over electrical devices to hear their invisible waves.
things i might make or not
LLbunker
2008
A leak to lift levitating machine.
escalator
2008
If machines talk what should they say?