Electromagnet for Attracting Copper, Aluminum and Non-Ferrous Metals like GOLD! sparkstarter 2018-08-24 | Exploration of a quixotic electromagnet for attracting Aluminum, Copper, and Non Ferrous Metals like GOLD!If your high school science teacher ever told you aluminum or copper was non-magnetic this is a great project to prove'em wrong.
Ohio Oil and Hydraulic Fracturing: Is there really a technological advancement here? sparkstarter 2023-12-16 | Welcome to a journey through time and technology as we delve into the intriguing paradox of Ohio's oil production. Is hydraulic fracturing the groundbreaking marvel we've been led to believe, or is there more to the story than meets the eye? 🤔📉 Take a closer look at Ohio's oil production graph – a puzzle spliced together from historical data sets. Uncover the surprising revelation that, despite 21st-century technological leaps, Ohio's oil production mirrors that of the 1890s. What's behind this stagnation, and why does the U.S. Energy Information Administration keep certain oil production data off the books before 1980?https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&s=mcrfpoh2&f=m
East Palestine, Leetonia, Salineville: The spent coal wealth of Columbiana County, Ohio sparkstarter 2023-11-18 | Embark on a captivating journey through the development of Columbiana County's coal fields! From the early days of small local coal banks to the impact of railroads and the rise of major mining operations, this video unveils the intricate history of the county's coal industry. Delve into the stories of key players like the Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company and the Big Vein Coal Company, and explore the significant role of East Palestine and Salineville in shaping the region's coal landscape. Discover how the coke industry in Leetonia played a crucial role, and learn about the overall coal production in 1903. Explore the Abandoned Mining Operations at:https://gis.ohiodnr.gov/MapViewer/?config=OhioMines
Columbiana County, Ohio: The Boom Days of Oil and Natural Gas sparkstarter 2023-10-28 | Explore the fascinating history of Columbiana County's pioneering journey in the oil and natural gas industry. From the early discoveries in the 1860s to the rise of oil fields like Wellsville and Homeworth, this video delves into the county's rich energy resource history. Learn about the boom and bust, unexpected successes, and the role of natural gas in this captivating narrative. Discover how the oil and gas industry played a significant role in shaping this region's history and economy.
East Liverpool, Ohio : The city formerly powered by Free Energy! sparkstarter 2023-10-20 | Discover the fascinating history of East Liverpool, Ohio, as the first community in the world to pipe natural gas for both fuel and lighting purposes. From its humble beginnings with small pipes running to homes, to the boom of the "Bonanza" well in 1877, this town illuminated and heated itself with abundant natural gas. Learn how this resource revolutionized industries, offered cheap fuel to potteries, and changed the way families lit their homes. Over time, this precious resource faced challenges, but East Liverpool's gas legacy lives on as a testament to innovation and ingenuity.
Salineville, Ohio : How they got rich and then poor selling salt! sparkstarter 2023-10-19 | Explore the fascinating history of the Salt Wells in Columbiana County, Ohio, where "salt boiling" was a vital industry in the early 19th century. Salt was a precious commodity, often more valuable than sugar and flour, due to the difficulty of transporting it from the East over the mountains. Find out how a group of individuals, initially searching for oil, stumbled upon salt water and gas, leading to a successful salt manufacturing venture in the late 1800s. The video also touches on the dissolution of the salt company and the eventual end of salt production in Columbiana County in the 1880s
Free Energy City: The True Story of East Liverpool, Ohio (Part 2) sparkstarter 2023-05-12 | Part 1 of 2 in the videos series.This part features:The Point of BeginningThe Salt Wells of SalinevilleThe "Unlimited" natural gas wells of East Liverpool, Ohio.https://youtu.be/cMYf2FdaPkkPart 2 of 2 features:The Age of Coal (Carnegie, Westinghouse, Tesla)Also see video Peak Pittsburgh ( https://youtu.be/14CLJ7OgUOk )The Age of Atomic Energy (Shippingport, Rickover, Carter)The End of Ages (Thoughts On Modern Energy)
Lost Tesla Lecture: Dr. James F. Corum (Y2004, Part 5) sparkstarter 2023-02-22 | Lost Lecture Video Parts 3, 4, and 5 discuss Corum's experiments with the Tesla coil, Ball Lightning, and RF power.Dr. Corum taught and conducted research in electromagnetics, antennas, RF telecommunications, astrophysics (radio astronomy), mathematics (tensors and differential geometry) and relativistic electrodynamics for 17 years in academia before turning to private industry. He was an Electronic Engineer for the National Security Agency and a Researcher at the Ohio State Radio Observatory. He was a tenured Associate Professor on the faculty at West Virginia University (where he was the principal thesis advisor to a dozen Masters and Ph.D. candidates), a Professor at The Ohio Institute of Technology, and a Senior Scientist at the Battelle Institute in Columbus, Ohio. He served as Chief Scientist at Scientific Applications and Research Associates, Inc., in Huntington Beach, CA, and as the Chief Scientist for the Institute for Software Research, in Fairmont, WV. Currently, he is Chief Technical Officer for CPG Technologies. Collectively, he has received over a dozen awards for excellence in teaching and outstanding research from these institutions.Dr. Corum returned to former "Ohio Institute of Technology" for one last lecture in 2004.
Lost Tesla Lecture: Dr. James F. Corum (Y2004, Part 4) sparkstarter 2023-02-22 | Lost Lecture Video Parts 3, 4, and 5 discuss Corum's experiments with the Tesla coil, Ball Lightning, and RF power.Dr. Corum taught and conducted research in electromagnetics, antennas, RF telecommunications, astrophysics (radio astronomy), mathematics (tensors and differential geometry) and relativistic electrodynamics for 17 years in academia before turning to private industry. He was an Electronic Engineer for the National Security Agency and a Researcher at the Ohio State Radio Observatory. He was a tenured Associate Professor on the faculty at West Virginia University (where he was the principal thesis advisor to a dozen Masters and Ph.D. candidates), a Professor at The Ohio Institute of Technology, and a Senior Scientist at the Battelle Institute in Columbus, Ohio. He served as Chief Scientist at Scientific Applications and Research Associates, Inc., in Huntington Beach, CA, and as the Chief Scientist for the Institute for Software Research, in Fairmont, WV. Currently, he is Chief Technical Officer for CPG Technologies. Collectively, he has received over a dozen awards for excellence in teaching and outstanding research from these institutions.Dr. Corum returned to former "Ohio Institute of Technology" for one last lecture in 2004.
Lost Tesla Lecture: Dr. James F. Corum (Y2004, Part 3) sparkstarter 2023-02-22 | Lost Lecture Video Parts 3, 4, and 5 discuss Corum's experiments with the Tesla coil, Ball Lightning, and RF power.Dr. Corum taught and conducted research in electromagnetics, antennas, RF telecommunications, astrophysics (radio astronomy), mathematics (tensors and differential geometry) and relativistic electrodynamics for 17 years in academia before turning to private industry. He was an Electronic Engineer for the National Security Agency and a Researcher at the Ohio State Radio Observatory. He was a tenured Associate Professor on the faculty at West Virginia University (where he was the principal thesis advisor to a dozen Masters and Ph.D. candidates), a Professor at The Ohio Institute of Technology, and a Senior Scientist at the Battelle Institute in Columbus, Ohio. He served as Chief Scientist at Scientific Applications and Research Associates, Inc., in Huntington Beach, CA, and as the Chief Scientist for the Institute for Software Research, in Fairmont, WV. Currently, he is Chief Technical Officer for CPG Technologies. Collectively, he has received over a dozen awards for excellence in teaching and outstanding research from these institutions.Dr. Corum returned to former "Ohio Institute of Technology" for one last lecture in 2004.
Lost Tesla Lecture: Dr. James F. Corum (Y2004, Part 2) sparkstarter 2023-02-17 | Lost Lecture Video Parts 1 and 2 Discuss the accomplishments and credentials of Nikola Tesla.Dr. Corum taught and conducted research in electromagnetics, antennas, RF telecommunications, astrophysics (radio astronomy), mathematics (tensors and differential geometry) and relativistic electrodynamics for 17 years in academia before turning to private industry. He was an Electronic Engineer for the National Security Agency and a Researcher at the Ohio State Radio Observatory. He was a tenured Associate Professor on the faculty at West Virginia University (where he was the principal thesis advisor to a dozen Masters and Ph.D. candidates), a Professor at The Ohio Institute of Technology, and a Senior Scientist at the Battelle Institute in Columbus, Ohio. He served as Chief Scientist at Scientific Applications and Research Associates, Inc., in Huntington Beach, CA, and as the Chief Scientist for the Institute for Software Research, in Fairmont, WV. Currently, he is Chief Technical Officer for CPG Technologies. Collectively, he has received over a dozen awards for excellence in teaching and outstanding research from these institutions.Dr. Corum returned to former "Ohio Institute of Technology" for one last lecture in 2004.
Lost Tesla Lecture: Dr. James F. Corum (Y2004, Part 1) sparkstarter 2023-02-17 | Lost Lecture Video Parts 1 and 2 Discuss the accomplishments and credentials of Nikola Tesla.Dr. Corum taught and conducted research in electromagnetics, antennas, RF telecommunications, astrophysics (radio astronomy), mathematics (tensors and differential geometry) and relativistic electrodynamics for 17 years in academia before turning to private industry. He was an Electronic Engineer for the National Security Agency and a Researcher at the Ohio State Radio Observatory. He was a tenured Associate Professor on the faculty at West Virginia University (where he was the principal thesis advisor to a dozen Masters and Ph.D. candidates), a Professor at The Ohio Institute of Technology, and a Senior Scientist at the Battelle Institute in Columbus, Ohio. He served as Chief Scientist at Scientific Applications and Research Associates, Inc., in Huntington Beach, CA, and as the Chief Scientist for the Institute for Software Research, in Fairmont, WV. Currently, he is Chief Technical Officer for CPG Technologies. Collectively, he has received over a dozen awards for excellence in teaching and outstanding research from these institutions.Dr. Corum returned to former "Ohio Institute of Technology" for one last lecture in 2004.
When the Circuit Breaks, Energy Crisis of the 1970s sparkstarter 2023-02-09 | Great documentary from the 1970's discussing the energy crisis.
Annia, Elsia, and Tesla visit a Black Hole sparkstarter 2022-12-19 | Second video in the Annia and Elsia meet Tesla series. Annia and Elsia take another trip to Tesla's Lab with their siblings Adrian and Snowflake... but this time Adrian's curiosity unlocks the power of a black hole.
East Liverpool, Ohio Bottle Collection sparkstarter 2022-10-31 | East Liverpool was formerly self sufficient, so many local brands used to be available... brewery, dairy, whiskey, sodas, and drug labels. All gone :''(
Magnetron Testing with Water Cooling. sparkstarter 2022-10-10 | Another video on my DIY Magnetron setup.
Elsia and Annia meet Tesla sparkstarter 2022-09-17 | Elsia and Annia travel to Tesla's lab to discover the secrets of Elsa's power.
Free Energy City: The True Story of East Liverpool, Ohio sparkstarter 2022-09-12 | Part 1 of 2 in the videos series.This part features:The Point of BeginningThe Salt Wells of SalinevilleThe "Unlimited" natural gas wells of East Liverpool, Ohio.Part 2 of 2 will feature:The Age of Coal (Carnegie, Westinghouse, Tesla)The Age of Atomic Energy (Shippingport, Rickover, Carter)The End of Ages (Thoughts On Modern Energy)
High Voltage Logo Experiments sparkstarter 2022-07-21 | Invented a new method for using high voltage to create art and commercial logos. (FYI- The first video posted on this topic had some issues had to repost and delete the old.)
Crooks Tube Deflection by External Electric Field? sparkstarter 2022-04-26 | Subscriber asked if an electric field when applied to Crooks tube could you distort the image of the maltese cross? Watch the video to find out...
Lifter (Ion Powered Flight) Voltage Current & Power Details sparkstarter 2022-04-26 | Response video to a subscriber interested in details needed for powering a lifter, Ion Powered flight craft.
Tesla Coil vs. Vacuum Chamber 2 sparkstarter 2022-02-28 | Different Tesla Coil same vacuum chamber experiment.
Tesla Coil vs Vacuum Chamber sparkstarter 2022-02-24 | Not the best video will probably need to revisit this project... for those desperate to see what happens when you put a tesla coil into a vacuum chamber.
Freedom and Power feature film from 1952 sparkstarter 2022-02-21 | sparkstarter's 100th video reflecting on the days of exponential energy growth. Freedom and Power delivers a concise message about the importance of energy to secure freedom for all.Profound message of Freedom and Power at time stamp 25:14
Peak Pittsburgh - Population Collapse of the 1950s to 1990s sparkstarter 2021-07-09 | Discusion of the population collapse of Pittsburgh that began in the 1950s at 700,000 people and decreased to 350,000 people by the 1990s. The collapse contiues today but at a slower rate.Check Out These Links:Sparkstarter Early Video about US Energy Historyhttps://youtu.be/bPX3uqcKAdcCoal Production Datahttps://libraries.psu.edu/about/collections/pennsylvania-geology-resources/pennsylvania-annual-report-mines-year-1870-1979
Mini Jacobs Ladder with Remote Control sparkstarter 2021-05-28 | Mini Jacobs Ladder made from cigarette lighter circuit with remote control added. Also, this video features a charge detector circuit.
Noble Gas Glow Tubes sparkstarter 2021-05-15 | Found a few tubes filled with Noble Gases, Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, using them with my Mini Magnifier Coil, and Spectroscope.
GravityTrains by Francis Graham sparkstarter 2021-04-15 | Cool concept for building a train that requires almost zero fuel, power completely by Gravity!Get all the details, Buy the book on Amazon!: https://www.amazon.com/Gravity-Trains-Speculations-Century-Technology/dp/1663209774/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=gravity+train+francis+graham&qid=1617546298&sr=8-1
Table Top Musical Tesla Coil sparkstarter 2021-04-01 | Brief overview of Table Top sized musical Tesla Coil. Deomstration of sparks and modulated sparks playing tetris theme.
Vacuum Tube Socket 3D Printed sparkstarter 2021-03-30 | 3D Printed Socket for high power vacuum tubes.
Tesla Coil Setup and Testing Footage sparkstarter 2021-02-26 | Testing done on 200kHz Tesla Coil with new High Voltage Capacitor and discharge terminal.
Magnifier Tesla Coil Troubleshooting sparkstarter 2021-02-16 | Tips to get your coil working with circuit overview.
Electro-Magnetic Field Meter sparkstarter 2021-01-02 | Quick demo of easy to use Electro-Magnetic Field Meter
DIY: Cloud Chamber... in search of subatomic particles. sparkstarter 2020-12-05 | See the hidden subatomic world with home made cloud chamber. Observe electrons, anti-electrons, muons, alpha particles, and neutrino collisions.
Mini Musical Tesla Coil Kit sparkstarter 2020-12-01 | Overview of the Mini Musical Tesla Coil Kit.24 Volts, 0.6 Amps, 15 Watt Power Consumption, 4MHz Operating FrequencyAvailable at www.sparkstarter.tech
Mini Magnifier Tesla Coil sparkstarter 2020-11-27 | Mini Tesla Magnifier Coil Kit (Tesla Candle) operates on 28VDC high voltage output at 15Mhz frequency.
In search of... Cloud Chamber sparkstarter 2020-11-26 | My quest to build a better cloud chamber that spans 10 years and goes from simple dish to more complicated featuring high voltage power supplies, 3D printed parts, and thermo-electric cooling.
Lithium Metal; Bottle the Big Bang sparkstarter 2020-10-16 | "Unbox" video of Lithium metal bars cut into pieces and put them into a bottle full of mineral oil.Much of lithium (about 20%) was created in the big bang according to current theory, and is considered a primordial element.Fun Places to Shop for Lithium:https://unitednuclear.com/
Do you want to build a snowman? Create an instant snowman with Peltier cooling. sparkstarter 2020-10-03 | Create an instant snowman with Peltier cooling. 3D printed snowman form covered in adhesive copper foil atop a 15mm x 15mm multi element thermo-electric cooling device.
Assemble M3 Program : Liquid, Gas, Plasma, and Electrical Energy sparkstarter 2020-06-27 | Created for use in the Assemble M3 (Media, Materials, and Me) Summer Program for Kids 4 to 7 years old. Visit http://assemblepgh.org/
Assemble M3 Program : Solids and Energy sparkstarter 2020-06-17 | Created for use in the Assemble M3 (Media, Materials, and Me) Summer Program for Kids 4 to 7 years old. Visit http://assemblepgh.org/
Faded by Alan Walker Played by an Electric Arc (Spark Speaker) sparkstarter 2020-06-14 | Brought the spark speaker out of retirement to play some EDM.Electric Discharge Music ; )
Easy 100,000 Volt Supply sparkstarter 2020-04-28 | Added two 50x CW multipliers to the 10kV AC power supply.High voltage diode 2CL2FM 100MA 20KV :https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32810290983.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dakS8ydHigh voltage ceramic chip capacitor 25 kv 681 k 680 pf 25000 v In Stockhttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/757592070.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dakS8ydCheckout Easy EDA for printed circuit boards.https://easyeda.com/
Easy 10,000 Volt Power Supply sparkstarter 2020-04-28 | Overview of simple 10,000 Volt Power supply. Made from Oil Burner ignition transformer. 10kV @ 23ma ; 230W Draw 2A @120V
Virus Blaster Mini, with Photoelectric Effect Bonus! sparkstarter 2020-04-13 | Overview of Virus Blaster, Virus Blaster Mini, and photo electric effect demo.UVC Bulb 40Whttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/32454137748.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4d3bLslGUVC Bulb 15Whttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/32822320369.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4d3bLslGPetri Disheshttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0165PQST0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Monoprice Mini Repairs and the New Maker Select sparkstarter 2020-03-30 | Maker Select a new 3D printer to replace my Monoprice Mini.The Maker Select by Monoprice, is well worth it.Monoprice MP Select Mini 3D Printer V2, Whitehttps://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=15365Just BuyMonoprice Maker Select Plus 3D Printerhttps://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=15711
Worlds Simplest High Voltage Supply (25kV) sparkstarter 2020-02-16 | Automobile Ignition Coil / Dimmer Switch / Capacitor simplest circuit to achieve high voltage. Easily create High Voltage impulses up to 25kV.
DIY: Carbon Nano Trees sparkstarter 2020-01-12 | Build your own self assembling Carbon Nano Trees! High Voltage + Candle.
High Voltage Tubes Episode 3: Crooks Tube and Electron Path Tube sparkstarter 2019-09-30 | Crooks tube and Electron Path Tube
