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[QUOTE="sysprog, post: 6435990, member: 617516"] Unlike some regular folks, the writer of this guide apparently doesn't limit himself to stealing towels (joking here ##-## not calling the helpful person a thief): from [URL]https://www.instructables.com/900000-volt-Van-de-Graaff-Generator-using-cheap-p/[/URL]: [INDENT]I tried plastic tape, rubber, fabrics, and the hands down best was a plastic coated fabric used in hotel shower curtains. Its easy to cut and glue and lasts for a long time. The charge it carries was easily 50% better than everything I tried.[/INDENT] Does anyone suppose that he asked and received permission? I can only imagine the dazed bewilderment of the maid and the houseman encountering the sliced-up remains of the shower curtain ##-## Could something like that have been a triggering event for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Bates']Norman Bates[/URL]? ok sorry to be anticlimactic ##-## the guy says that you can get the belt material here: [URL='https://www.seattlefabrics.com/PVC-coated-vinyl-fabrics_c_65.html#Clear%20Vinyl%20Laminated%20Polyester']https://www.seattlefabrics.com/PVC-coated-vinyl-fabrics_c_65.html#Clear Vinyl Laminated Polyester[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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