Comments on: Fly Stick Van de Graaff Levitation Wand – As Close As You Harry Potter Fans Are Going To Get To A Real Magic Wand

By: laseyboy

laseyboy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:20:24 +0000

They are not the same! Google both. A Van de Graaff generator MUST have a sphere on the top to operate correctly and it generates electricity by physically rubbing a brush on a rotating band of something like silk. Just like rubbing a glass rod with a piece of silk to produce static electricity.
A Tesla coil uses electomagnetic coils set up to resonate with each other and a pre-existing source of electricity.
Both produce lighting like electrical discharges.

By: Hussey

Hussey — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:44:44 +0000

This item is actually very cool, they also sell it at the chicago children's museum store at navy pier. You can play with it in the store as well. It takes a minute to get used to working it, but is alot of fun.

By: Hussey

Hussey — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:44:44 +0000

By: DEvok

DEvok — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:56:39 +0000

http://www.thinkgeek.com has this.

By: sorin

sorin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:01:54 +0000

How can you buy this toy? Unable to find it on Ebay or amazon. Thanks!

By: andrew liszewski

andrew liszewski — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:59:21 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_de_Graaff_gene...

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:47:59 +0000

Correction: “that giant metal sphere contraption” is a Tesla Coil