Faraday cages

[JumbleDuck]

For an amazing video of a Farady cage in action have a look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_1T2_l43Xo

Where's the Faraday cage?

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Where's the Faraday cage?

His clothes are made with metallic threads; he was handling a power cable with a pretty impressive voltage judging by the length of the sparks he was drawing from it. So, the Faraday cage is his clothing. At 50 Hz (or probably 60 Hz; it seems to be in the USA), the openings for his face etc. would be OK.

 

[drawp]

Where's the Faraday cage?

He's wearing it!

 

[franksingleton]

Just don't forget to take your electronics out before you cook supper.

IMHO the likelihood of cooking them is higher than that of having them fried by a lightening strike.

If you had ever met someone who has lost their electrics due to lightning, you might change your HO. We have met a couple. That is why I put mobile electronics in the oven. Have never cooked them.

 

[JumbleDuck]

His clothes are made with metallic threads; he was handling a power cable with a pretty impressive voltage judging by the length of the sparks he was drawing from it. So, the Faraday cage is his clothing. At 50 Hz (or probably 60 Hz; it seems to be in the USA), the openings for his face etc. would be OK.

He's wearing it!

Hmm. That doesn't look like a Faraday cage. It looks more like a conducting surface to (effectively) enhance the skin effect. I dare say there can be a fair bit of coronal discharge at these voltages, but I don't think the electric fields themselves would do any harm.

Here's a little electric field trick, by the way. Next time you are on the platform of an overhead electrified railway with a compliant collaborator, point one hand towards the overhead and, reaching the other as far away as possible, very gently brush the cheek of your companion. It doesn't hurt either of you, honest.