How can you create sustainable plasma without a plasma ball

Matt767 · Jan 26, 2016

I want to do an experiment for a presentation for a medium amount of people. How can I create plasma to show off to them?

billslugg · Jan 26, 2016

Common examples of plasma include neon signs, candle flames, spark discharges.
A lit cigarette, stood up vertically in a microwave oven, will form large balls of plasma.

Matt767 · Jan 27, 2016

Can you make it so it can be in a school and not be an lame lightbulb

Karmaslap · Jan 27, 2016

You could make a tesla coil, and the long arc that comes off of it is a plasma. Much cooler.

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