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2026-04-19 15:25 UTC
@IrrationalMethod@social.coop @RunRichRun@mastodon.social Neither did I. Man, the creativity of early scientists making do with whatever materials they had blows my mind. "Whirling fabric belts generate high-voltage static electricity" ??!!?!
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@IrrationalMethod@social.coop 2026-04-19 15:32
@msbellows@c.im @RunRichRun@mastodon.social I kind of thought the Van de Graff generators in the background of old science fiction movies was a bit overblown and almost a parody, but uh, apparently had some a basis in reality?