No, just pay attention that there is no a thin plastic layer on the paper. A regular printer paper is ok. If you use a packaging paper, there is a chance that it is covered with a thin dielectric layer and that may cause the attaching of the mylar.
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You are right that, if the tube is grounded and your body is insulated,your body will get charged negatively.
I do not see here any relation to mass ratio of electron and proton.
You have to consider Van de Graaff as a constant current machine. It just...
The distributor is right - upper brush and the cardboard tube get positive charge.
Your body always get negative charge.
When you do not touch the ground (metal wall) the cardboard tube accumulates the positive charge.
When you touch the ground by the tube, it will be discharging the...
Hair I think that in both cases the power of Fun-Fly-Stick(FFS) is not enough for standing hair. The quatity of charge delivered to your body per a unit of time will be lower then the quantity of dissipated charge (even if your body is insulated from the ground).
However, I think that in the...
Cardboard instead metal. it will work well if you use metal tube instead cardboard but user will experience a slight electric shock touching the tube. That is not good for toys. So, I decided to use a material with high specific resistance. Paper under normal conditions is such a material...
Wandarama is a counterfeit. I am an inventor of Fun-Fly-Stick. Fun-Fly-Stick was first demonstrated on Toy Fair 2008 in NY, then it was on sale on Olympics 2008 in Beijing. After that by the end of 2008 it was introduced in the US by Unitech Toys Inc., CA
Wandarama entered market in autumn of...