Van Der Graaf

[Flynn]

Today, for the first time ever with long hair, I actually went and did the "hair thing" on a Van Der Graaf generator. My hair is up, with a metal pin, so the extreme static effects were not such a big deal, and I'm having a floofy day anyway.

The weather is very dry, my hair is very fine, and it looked incredible. (Photo pending). Consider, my hair is at waist length, and is rather thick. It made a huge hair-cloud around me, all sticking out at 90 degrees to my head -- so I could easily see the front bits pointing out and upward.

Then people started touching it. When you touch it, you discharge it. So, I was feeling my hair zapping my scalp, and the hair itself falling down.

I also managed to get a decent coronal discharge around my fingertips, and around the points of my hairpin.

Photo to give you an idea, not of me, to tide you over until I get mine.



It was a fair bit like the little girl's hair, really, but I don't have a fringe, and I had some bits that went up without separating.

[manderly]

Cool! I can't wait for pics

[Flynn]

Pic, singular, unfortunately. I might get more on Saturday.

I'm waiting for the guy who took it to email it to me.

[magpielaura]

I'm looking forward to seeing this! Did the hair-zapping hurt at all?

[SimplyLonghair]

Waiting for pics here too. :drama:

[Flynn]

I'm looking forward to seeing this! Did the hair-zapping hurt at all?

No, it just felt really weird!

Then again, it doesn't particularly bother me to zap people and be zapped when I do that, so...

Waiting for pics here too. :drama:

Yeah, here too.

Come on, J! *Laughs*

[Fiferstone]

I've always wanted to do that...can't wait to see your pics!

[Silver & Gold]

I can't wait to see your picture!

[Heidi_234]

lol an instant mohawk generator! Just touch it with one hand and apply gel with the other.
Can't wait for the pic

[NurseMama]

That is a picture that I am waiting to see!