What to build for high school project?

In summary, the conversation discusses the idea of building a model of a particle accelerator for a high school physics project. The person is looking for instructions on how to build a model, specifically using a ping pong ball and conductive materials. They mention a video they saw of someone using a similar technique, and also suggest using a 'gaussian gun' or a voltage multiplier. The conversation ends with the person asking if there is a simple way to build the model without taking apart a TV monitor.
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I'm doing a high school physics project on particle accelerators. I know it's not realistic to build an actual particle accelerator, but I'd love to be able to build some model of something that works to go along with the powerpoint. I saw a video of someone using a ping pong ball with conductive paint and copper tape to accelerate the ping pong ball, and I wanted to do something of that sort but couldn't find instructions. If anyone knows of something I could build and has instructions that would be awesome.
 
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Here's a demonstration of the Bernoulli Effect:

 
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How about using 'gaussian gun', it is about metal balls accelerates due to the attractions of magnetic forces, maybe it is the same as Vodkacannon's idea.

http://www.miniscience.com/kits/Gauss_Rifle/ <- maybe this link can help you to get the idea.
 
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This is the video I initially saw:

After some research, I believe it's basically a bowl with aluminum or copper tape strips, and a conductive ping pong ball. Applying a high voltage creates the electric field. Is there a simple way to build something like this without taking apart a TV monitor?
 
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