Stick two metal electrodes into opposite ends of a pickle, hook them up to mains electricity, and stand back. Within seconds, the pickle begins to hiss and steam. Then one end suddenly erupts in a ...

Benjamin Franklin experimented with electricity on fowl. Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis, courtesy of The Library of Congress In 1751 Benjamin Franklin planned an electrical ...

When winter comes, "Zap!" That unpleasant sensation that runs through your fingertips the moment you touch a doorknob. It's static electricity. It hurts, doesn't it? If you let your guard down ...

Explore jaw-dropping high-voltage experiments with a Tesla transformer as we test an old Nokia phone, generate sparks, and demonstrate a mini Tesla lamp. See how electricity behaves, witness safe but ...

Bits of material levitating against gravity, a stream of water deflected by invisible means, sparks of light appearing out of thin air; with observations like those, it’s a wonder that the early ...