Fun with a Van der Graaf generator! (Patreon)

Grrr..... so I spent a week or so experimenting with this thing to show there was a mistake in one of Veritasiums videos (the one where they claim water is attracted by a charged cup because of ions moving back up into the tap). Well, initially that all worked out great, in that I could just drop a single drop of water near my field (where it cannot transfer its charge to anywhere else), and it still moved towards the charged object. BOOM... HEADSHOT.... Then I did some more experiments to really nail the lid on this. Sadly, as is often the case with science, that didnt work out so well. Many experiments later, I had a pile of results that pretty well supported what veritasium was saying, and a pile of results that pretty well flat out contradicted what they were saying. Bottom line is, I had intended this new science video to go in the Patreon supported feed..... but sadly the results just don't currently make a coherent story.... maybe later! However for your fun and enjoyment.... here's me subjecting myself to 10 000 V electric shocks!