Repeating the Wiggle Wand Experiments
Scott Fusare
Keywords: charge deposition, electrometers, false indications, instrumentation, high-voltage readings, longitudinal electrostatic waves, wiggle wand
The wiggle wand experiments first reported in ESJ 18 are repeated and varied. The original observation that the wiggle wand must be in motion is refuted, as is the observation that a charged metal wand does not produce a signal unless covered with a dielectric. Whether or not longitudinal electrostatic waves are produced is inconclusive.
