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In the Future, cars will not run on hydrogen but candles instead.

I don't think he did a good job magnetizing the nails.

I took a harddrive magnet and it took alot of rubbing to get any kind of decent magnetic field out of the screwdriver.

But still to this day, its magnetic, which is cool(~5yrs)
 
I have all the necessaries to do this except the aligator clips, and I don't feel like making wire. Looks cool though. Any theories on how it works?
 
Some discussion going on here

They claim it's a thermoelectric effect, but I don't see how two lit candles would produce a significant difference in temperature to product a current.

Someone says basically that...

For the light to light up, there must be a flow of electrons through it. For this to happen, there must be some reason why electrons want to flow from one nail to the other, and not vice versa. Since both candles are basically identical, there would be no reason for electrons to flow one way or the other.
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They also make observations about how it could very possibly be a hoax (one hand under the table at certain times, and the candle hardly being lit but you still see the effects).

I'm going with hoax.
 
What idiots believe this is real?

One of the reasons that I know many ATOT members are lying about their knowledge is when I see threads like this come up. How can someone pretend to be a smart guy and pretend to be good at physics and electronics, yet believe in perpetual motion/engines running on water/this stuff? If they had a decent grip on the subject, it would be a no-brainer and they'd instantly know it's fake.

Wax is an insulator. That means that even if the flame did miraculously produce electricity (it doesn't), it wouldn't make it to the nails anyway.
 
Originally posted by: 91TTZ
What idiots believe this is real?

One of the reasons that I know many ATOT members are lying about their knowledge is when I see threads like this come up. How can someone pretend to be a smart guy and pretend to be good at physics and electronics, yet believe in perpetual motion/engines running on water/this stuff? If they had a decent grip on the subject, it would be a no-brainer and they'd instantly know it's fake.

Wax is an insulator. That means that even if the flame did miraculously produce electricity (it doesn't), it wouldn't make it to the nails anyway.
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Hey, point your guns somewhere else. I was skeptic from the beginning.
 
Originally posted by: mobobuff


Hey, point your guns somewhere else. I was skeptic from the beginning.
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That wasn't directed at you. You made it pretty clear that you think it's a hoax.

But there are plenty of people all over that believe this stuff. Sadly, there are even people that are EE students (and probably some EE profs) that believe it. I think it has more to do with the wiring in the person's head than their education. Some people can be educated but still be very gullible, even in their subject of study. Also, some people memorize course material but don't fully understand the workings of things.
 
Yeah, right when I saw how bright the light was and how fast and consistently it could run that DC motor (even with no load) I figured he had a DC power source hidden in the candles. Not sure how he completed the path, but that is so fake it is kind of funny.
 
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