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Thanks. Yes, that's the guy.

Paul Orselli wrote:
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> Hi Wayne,
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> You probably saw Steve Spangler.  Check out his website, which is also 
> quite good:
> <http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/>
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> Educational Innovations can set you up with a hand-held "Tesla Coil" 
> (actually an Oudin Coil) and all the accessories, including a light 
> bulb connector:
> <http://www.teachersource.com/ElectricityAndMagnetism/TeslaCoils/OudinCoil_InchTeslaCoilInchwSafetySwitch.aspx> 
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> Both of these websites are both good sources for "science stuff".
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> On Feb 14, 2008, at Thursday, Feb 14     2:12 AM, Wayne Watson wrote:
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>> I've never watched the Ellen De Generes Show, but today I happened to 
>> notice it had the Science Guy. It wasn't Bill Nye. I recorded it and 
>> played the science segment. I've forgotten the fellow's name, but he 
>> was quite good. For one part of his presentation, he used 2500 lb. of 
>> corn starch mixed with water to show off it's interesting properties. 
>> It can, for one, stand a strong impact--like walking across it 
>> quickly without falling into it. That was quite funny. The 50Kv light 
>> bulb appeared to be a simple 100 watt bulb, but he powered it with a 
>> 50Kv source. At 50Kv is looked like one those common devices in 
>> science stores where it looks lightning in a ball. My question is 
>> where does one get this gizmo? It looked like it might be attractive 
>> in conjunction with a Van De Graff generator.
>>
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           Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

             (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
              Obz Site:  39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
            
              "I know that this defies the law of gravity, but 
               you see, I never studied law." -- Bugs Bunny
             
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