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Re: Jacob's Ladders (was Re: What are those things called...)

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From: david atkatz
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 20:17
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	So far, in describing the operation of a Jacob's Ladder,
	two people have described the rising of the heated,
	ionized air as the mechanism for the heavenward rise
	of the spark. This is what I, too, have always believed.
	Recently, however, I was told that a Jacob's Ladder will
	work in the horizontal position as well, and thus this
	simple mechanism is not what causes the spark to move
	from narrow to wide gap.  I have never tried the experiment.
	
	Would some Ladder-possesing soul care to try this and
	report back?

	David
	 
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From: datkatz@scott.skidmore.edu (david atkatz)
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Subject: Re: Jacob's Ladders (was Re: What are those things called...)
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Date: 24 Jul 92 20:17:47 GMT
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