Spark Museum Reaction
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- My reaction to seeing the amazing Spark Museum in Bellingham, Washington: holding old books, seeing old electronic equipment and being in the "cave of doom." I had so much fun!
My website: www.kathylovesphysics.com
Spark Website: www.sparkmuseum.org
Jeff Parisse's Website: www.jeffparisse.com
Jeff Behary Website: www.electrotherapymuseum.com
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Thanks for sharing such an amazing review for the Museum, Kathy! We adored having you and hope you visit again soon!
I don’t think I fully expressed how much I loved the trip and your hospitality. I am already excited about my next visit. Thank you!!
The three J's!
@@rjung_ch Plus..
@@Kathy_Loves_Physics I'd require invites & registration. Extremely precious material. Too, I'm sure everyone had clean hands, but gloves are essential. Kathy; UR #1 in My book.
@@Kathy_Loves_Physics I think you did, at least it was very clear to me!
I just retired from a 40 year career in electronics at HP's Test & Measurement Group and Intel. I just moved to Bellingham and part of my retirement plan is to volunteer at the Spark Museum. I've visited it multiple times previously and it is a great museum for people who love electronics and the history of electrical inventions. I'm glad you gave it some well deserved visibility to a wide audience! There is so much more to see there that you just barely scratched the surface.
That is wonderful and yes in 40 minutes I still only barely scratched the surface of what they have at that museum. Maybe I’ll bump in to you when I come back to get my book talk?
@@Kathy_Loves_Physics I hope so!
I'm surprised to see them handling those old, rare books with bare hands.
I've heard historians have found that sometimes people accidentally have torn pages with gloves on.
That was my first thought.
It surprises a lot of people! It's actually safer to handle older books with clean, dry hands than it is with gloves. Gloves are only necessary if you are worried about mold or other substances you wouldn't want on your hands.
One documentary I watched, an archivist said that the gloves decreases the wearer's touch sensitivity and this increases the tendency to tear pages.
@@supermikeb I was shivering at 50 Hz! and asking myself - is this real - this hand touching an antique book
The 2nd oldest technical "book" that I have is a complete set of "Cyclopaedia of Electricity" volumes from the early 1900s. I always got a kick reading about "electrical corpustles" (sp?) in the Cyclopaedia. I can't imagine having & reading those 400+ year old, *original*, science books! ;)
It was pretty crazy. Sounds like your book is really cool. I think my oldest book is from 1985 🤣
In Munich we have the „Deutsche Museum“ which shows tons of technical stuff if the last 2000years. And since the 70s there is one room named „Hochspannungsanlage“ high voltage unit, where the Faraday experiment has been done every day at 2pm (AFAIK). Up to 1MV and up to 1kA.
Unfortunately the close that part for renovation for some years. I was there decades ago, but now, close to 60, I definitely have to visit it again. Not like last time as a (part) day during a holiday trip with my parents, but for multiple days.
Indeed, „Hochspannungsanlage“ is great having seen it in late 1980's. Nearby in aircraft section was an exhibit of an "Experimental Engine". With nary an explanation but obviously a V1 motor...
Kathy, how nice to see you so happy in the middle of those historical treasures! Thank you very, very much for sharing your excitement with someone like me, interested in the inventions that led to the invention of radio and practical electricity. giant hug from Buenos Aires. and repeat these tours!
I love this one so much, not only because for the artifacts, but her reaction. She look so happy. And she can show her bast knowelege of the history of humans and electricity.
I'm v impressed with your knowledge in the museum Kathy - wow, you're a treasure.
I'm speechless that she held the first science books, which are the sources of our understanding of much of our world. After studying this for so long, you can see what it meant to her to be with people interested in this too, as well as being near this much of the history.
Kathy,
I live in Ferndale,Wa, just up the road from Bellingham.
MY son in law helped organize tours and other things for the Sparks Museum.
I visited once,but never realized just how wonderful and comprehensive it is.
His name is Charles Van Zee.
Discoveries have happened throughout history, Egypt etc.
Theni they are lost , found, refined and some one gets the credit, but these are never totally individual
as you describe so well.
Thank you so much,
Frederick "Rik" Spector
Kathy, thanks a lot of this video. I've had it only "must see" list ever since you mentioned it in a previous video. As a TC builder it makes me very excited :D
I feel so lucky that the algorithm pointed me to your channel a few months ago. Thank you for sharing your genuine wonder and excitement!
Kathy I was chortling with glee at seeing your reactions to the stuff at the Spark museum. It's nice to see such pure enjoyment.
Thanks, I had such a blast that place is so much fun total geek out.
Many years ago while pursuing a degree in electrical engineering at Oregon State University I took a class in high voltage from Dr. Lewis Stone. The class included a lab where professor Stone set up an overhead conductor to operate at 220 kV 60Hz. I was one of 4 students in the lab where Dr. Stone, with only his flash-light, lead me from my desk to beneath this conductor. He then instructed me to raise my hand toward the cable where I experienced the electric field. As my hand approached this cable corona discharge developed from my finger tips. It was an amazing experience and your video reminded me of this. Thank you I love your videos!
Love you Miss Kathy. Love your enthusiasm. Love your very interesting science-oriented video content.
Thanks 😊
Well, I'm definitely going to visit this museum the next time I'm in the Seattle area!
Your enthusiasm is so contagious. Thanks
Love your vids. You explain things so well and with such passion for the subject. Thank you.
About 40 years ago I visited the Deutsches Museum in Munich. including seeing a fantastic high voltage demonstration. They had a Faraday ball where the fellow would get in and they would hoist the ball in the air and then zap it. There was also had a demonstration on lightning rods for building protection. As I'm interested in electronics, I didn't have a problem understanding the German specialized vocabulary. The Deutsches Museum has a website in several languages.
Finally after watching you for like two months through the whole channel, a new video drops and this is a long one! Thank you Kathy!
A beautiful video and so glad you got to experience the museum. It must have been wonderful you can see it on your face. Thanks for sharing
That's a fantastic museum. I visit it every time I'm in the area.
Wow! really enjoyed this. Thank you.
Kathy Loves Physics & History is not only the name of your channel but you really do!
I really do. ❤️
Fantastic as always.
I wish I had known about this museum when I lived in Seattle. Thank you for the tour. Thank you Kathy for showing this video. I find your shows very inspirational.
Warehouse 13! No?! Love it! Thank you for sharing!!!!!!!!!!
Hello Kathy, I'm 74 yrs old now but back my 20s I built a pretty big Tesla coil once from plans I saw in Pop Electronics or some thing. It was powered by a 15,000 V neon sign transformer, had about a 40" long 5" diameter secondary coil. When it was running it was pretty scary with that 15K transformer running a pretty large and loud spark gap. I never could get the courage to let the main arc touch me even though the secondary had a larger air gap between it and the primary. The sign transformer failed and I only saved the secondary which was a pain to build and finally unwrapped it to use the large plexiglass tube for some other project. I think I wanted to build a large Van-De graph generator but never found all the materials needed.
George
I love watching your vlog. Keep it up.
Thank you for sharing your Geek out! Great fun video.
You make everything so interesting, Kathy. Your enthusiasm is catching. Best Wishes and thanks from Rio de Janeiro.
That was super fun! Thanks!
Nice job, looks like fun 😊
Incredible. I need to visit this museum.
Fantastic video Kathy.
Enjoyed your video research.
Love your videos
Super video, this was one of the most magic experiences ever.
I don't get out west very much any more, but next time I do, I'll be sure to go to the spark museum
Thank you so much......that was fascinating.
Looks like this summer I will hop on a ferry to the other side of the Sound and head 69 miles up to Bellingham. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your excitement, and of course, your smile. Watching your videos on various physics subjects is better than attending in-class lectures because rather than squirming on uncomfortable seating, I can learn while reclining in my Lazyboy.
Thanks for another really interesting video. You're such a great presenter.
That was pretty special!!
awesome! informative! right on!
Spark museum: for inducing sparks in peoples eyes I presume :D Overwhelming, so much important history in one place. Thanks for sharing! ♡
I'm gonna go there now!
Kathy, you are doing a nice job keep it up.
I love old tech books. I have a few electrical books so old they don't even mention radio. And I actually sit and read them. I love knowing what the authors didn't know back when the books were written.
BTW, I use a Vibroplex Zephyr Morse Code key.
⚡❤ thank you
All of your touching it is now history
❤️
I was next to you on that flight to Seattle! It sounds like you had an amazing time!!
That is so funny! Hi again and yes, I did have a fabulous time.
Somehow I had lost track of you. This video is fantastic!
interesting as always 👍🙂
If you want to delve into magnetics, you should come down to Tallahassee, Florida this spring to the National Magnetic's Lab Open House.
Kathy loves physics… we love Kathy!
I have the captions, CC, routinely turned on. At about minute 30, "30:00," it seems like captions go out of synchronization. I start getting a repeat of earlier captions. I don't know how these things work, but that's what I'm getting on 2022 July 9. This video is wonderful. Thank you.
What an amazing museum!!! Wish we had something like that in Europe!!!
I was told there is a fabulous museum in Switzerland but I’m forgetting the name (Jeff Bahari mentioned it when I asked everyone with their favorite museum was that wasn’t John’s museum).
Thé Edison 3 wire pipe having all wires identical meant that they could be used interchangeably. There is a Wikipedia entry for Hippolyte Pixii’s alternating current generator, but no separate biography for him. William Gilbert was as interesting as John Dee, who had a huge library….. perhaps one of Gilbert’s first editions was his. Dee was also an advisor and confidant of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth I.
I am a ME by education and practice. I just love your videos.
thank you all for enlightenment .❤
I did the cage years ago!
This is a super cool connection for me! I was also hired by Microsoft in 1986. I ought to talk to John.
My uncle John really loves and knows what he is talking about I love this video giving me all the info on how this all got started because you know I forgot to ask love the vid
your uncle is an amazing individual and it was a joy and an honor to meet him.
Loved the video, like others surprised allowed you to touch the books without having white gloves on. Because of the oils in our skin. Amazing inisight into Sparks Museum
They washed their hands three times immediately before touching them. That removes the oils. Gloves are not recommended as people have less sensitivity, and could tear pages with gloves on.
It is conjectured that only vacuum tube devices will survive the next large EMP and CME (ElectroMagnetic Pulse and Coronal Mass Ejection). The size of the 1859 Carrington Event or larger
What a joyful video and what a great museum, I hope they get many more visitors due to this video. I love your enthusiasm and also the realisation that we have come so far in 400 years. Lets hope there is a person as equally enthusiastic as you looking back at the devices of today in 400 years time. Despite the terrible things that are happening in the Ukraine now it has never been a more exciting time scientifically. 😊
Great video. As a teenager I acquired s Van de Graaf generator and built two Tesla Coils, a 1 meter and a two meter tall secondary. They were left behind when i moved away and apparently went to the landfill, because they were gone when i visited again later.
That's a sad story
Another look at Maxwells equations and much more. Have fun!
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If I lived a bit closer I would have volunteered to fix their Macintosh medical coil - iirc someone had burned out the power transformer by closing the spark gap(s) down to a short, and leaving it turned on in this state.
I wish you had been around when I was taking science classes.
I live about 15 miles from the museum- I highly recommend anyone with the slightest interest in anything electrical and electronic to visit.
Definitely. I am quite jealous of you for being so close to the museum.
What is often forgotten in science, and we can see that with quite a few discoveries from the past century, that the ones that actually discovered it could very well have been someone else. Taking credit for it because you were the head of the lab or the husband of the wife who did it, happened often. I also think many of these were discovered quite a few times in the years before the publication, but never wrote it down. Would make a lot of sense as writing and publishing was only there for the wealthy. I always imagine the many bright minds who did experiments at home and never got to that stage.
Luigi Galvani invented the galvanizing method. How cool that is as well.
The three J's!
Kathy could you do a book reccomendation section please ~
Her book is coming out soon.
Will they produce copies of all of the books ? At least a digital copy?
I’ve always loved Jonathon winters
A meeting of top Science historians!
My respects.
It made me feel like an imposter.
Thank you for posting this...
I’m glad you liked it but please don’t feel inferior, at bare minimum I think you have excellent taste in UA-camrs 😉
you are such a cool lady i love your videos
10:54 Wait, I'm super curious now. How would the person receiving the "morse" message with the keys read out the message? How did it translate the beeps back into... blocks? Or did the receiver have to have the code memorized anyway? 🤔
That is a great question, I think that the signal was printed on a piece of paper and then translated back into English with a dictionary or from memory.
Lovely video, neat that such a place exists... but I have to ask: Have you seen "Arc Attack" (a band) play before? I got to see them at the San Mateo Maker's faire back a long time ago... they have TWO very large Tesla coils that are audio modulated and they perform live music with them... on the stage the front guy wears a metal suit (grounded) it's like a portable cage of doom... that attracts the massive bolts and he dances with it... or later on, he plays the electric guitar in the suit while attracting giant arcs across the stage. It is electrifying to say the least! So I won the raffle to buy a little Arc Attack Tesla coil kit... and I got to meet the lead person and got to go up on the stage and see those MASSIVE Tesla coils towering above me... yes, they were turned off, made me nervous... but I've never been in the cage of doom, but they do have one in their performance and they got Adam Savage (Mythbuster) to go inside and be ZAPPED by both of their Tesla coils while performing a song... like the cover of a sci-fi song, I think it was either the Dr. Who Theme or the Imperial March from Star Wars... The massive arcs singing the music... how cool is that?
Excellent why no mention of where the Spark museum located?
Bellingham Washington about an hour and a half north of Seattle.
@@Kathy_Loves_Physics Thanks, Your videos are incredible interesting. Thanks for making them.
8:34 The drawing has two P's and no R.
Spark Museum Reaction
Do they still have their old RCA Theremin?
Yes we do! And next to it is a Theremin you can try your hand at playing!
@@sparkmuseum I have a copy of Clara Rockmore‘s theremin recordings on CD signed by both Leon Theremin and Bob Moog. I actually met both of them!
@@MultiPetercool Wow - that is amazing!
@@johnjenkins6829 I don’t know if you know who Max Mathews is, but his wife was my high school German teacher. I am a serious electronic and computer music buff.
Awesome video. One has to mention that in 1560, Columbus had been dead for 54 years, however.
You can tell that Christopher Columbus did not make a lot of scientific discoveries as I didn’t recall his date of birth and date of death and just nodded and said “interesting.”
@@Kathy_Loves_Physics he might have been dislexic and confused 1506 with 1560. I was searching for a well known historical figure alive in 1560. Michaelangelo qualifies.
My wife and I have 'window shopped' the Spark Museum numerous times before going into the Pickford Cinema. However, I've never been able to convince her to go in... :(
Maybe my video would help?
@@Kathy_Loves_Physics Probably will and on my to do list!
Did I hear him say that Columbus was still alive in the 1560s?
Hi Marcus, yes, you did hear me say that. Unfortunately I misspoke. As you probably know Columbus died in 1506. My apologies!
Kathy @ 29:22 you say that someone saved the plate for “prosperity” but you should have said “posterity.”
Oops. I did mean posterity but sometimes my brain doesn’t connect well to my mouth.
@@Kathy_Loves_Physics It’s OK! I had to rewind a couple times to make sure that I heard it right! Some software geek can probably fix it! Nice video, by the way!
At about 25:30 in the video you say Galvani and 1891.... Did you mean 1791? :
Yes I did. Silly me
Good thing I read through the comments and found yours, or else I would have posted a redundant comment with the same question. 😅
28:45 YT being what it is, I'm surprised that you didn't get a copyright strike.
GRAMMAR!! "My holding" and NOT "me holding" Go apologize to your English teacher!! LOL We greatly enjoy your channel! Keep it up and the best of luck!
My sentiments about handling the rare books without special precautions. And the other issue is to address proper storage of them relative to temperature and humidity.
There were precautions taken as far as handling, and was it said that they were not stored properly?
@@supermikeb No, what I meant was, where are these rare books 📚 stored? I hope in an environmentally controlled area…
@@williamfox8795 I'm very confident John is being careful with them. He not only paid a lot of money for them, but his life's work now is bringing the history through time for the rest of us to see and learn from.
@@supermikeb You are probably right! This was more of a spontaneous reaction on my part. I’m amazed that such ancient books 📚 exist AND in excellent condition!
I have brand new books that discolor rapidly from skin oils in just a few years, so I’m curious as to why they aren’t having you wear gloves while handling something so special and irreplaceable. Otherwise, yes, what a special experience that must be.
He told me that the latest research said that the oils are better than the snags from gloves but I felt weird about it, I have to say
The museum should reproduce all historical publications in a manner that they appear original. Their sale would bring in income and allow people to "own" a bit of history. But why stop there? Sell kits for apparatus, too.
Telegraph was the internet of the Civil War era in America.
I think there was a book with that title. And yes, I completely agree.
One thing is absolutely clear: You Got To Go Visit Again. Ah shucks.
I find her attractive. Yes.
Also, there‘s no way the Tesla coil‘s output voltage was 4,5 million volts! That magnitude would produce a spark 22,5 meters in length. I‘d like to know how the guys came up with that value.
1) Jeff Parisse, the coil's manufacturer, told us;
2) The rule of thumb I've always subscribed to is 30Kv/cm, or 76Kv/in. 4.6M/76K = ~60", or 5 feet.
What method do you use to calculate the 22.5 meters?
She was fed with a rubbish figure there. That museum coil is about 500 kV. 4000 kV TC would be the largest coil in a world and as tall as 4 stories high building 😃
@@johnjenkins6829 Hello, John! My source is Greg Leyh (Lightning on Demand) who told me in person, that from his measurements, the breakdown of a high voltage, high frequency spark ⚡️ is 200 kV / m. You can use 200 kV / 40 in to get 5 kV / inch or 60 kV / foot.
Greg has built a 40 story tall Tesla coil & has demonstrated it very often & annually at the Wardenclyffe Science Center in Shoreham, NY.
His coil develops 3 million volts and produces discharges 15 meters (≈ 49 feet) long …
So the above rule of thumb is what I use, until it is found to be wrong.
And … Since he’s built the biggest Tesla coil in the world (to date), I believe him!
A high frequency spark ⚡️ is a completely different animal compared to DC & low frequency (mains) discharges.
@@williamfox8795 Spark length is very unreliable method for estimating TC output potential. aprox 76 kV/inch holds well only for:
a) Uniform E-fields
b)Static E-fields
None of that is fullfiled for TC coils. But rule of thumb is not to exceed 400 kV/meter of voltage gradient for a tall secondary coil form if you want to avoid flashover, arcing between sec-primary etc. Size always matters. In this case the size of Tesla secondary coil🙂. 3 MV coil you're referring to is about 40' tall
@@imeprezime1285 Since Greg Leyh has the most experience of anyone on earth 🌎, I’ll go with what he has experimentally established as 200 kV / meter.
With a book that old and rare why are they not handling it with gloves? It should be kept in a temperature and humidity controlled environment.
From the Library of Congress: "Though clean gloves prevent the transfer of natural skin oils to paper, they reduce tactile sensitivity and increase clumsiness. Studies have shown that skin oils can affect how paper ages, but some preservation experts prioritize reducing the physical risk from reduced tactility; see "Misperceptions About White Gloves / Fausses idées sur les gants blancs," [PDF: 192 KB / 14 p] from International Preservation News."
As the owner of the books in question, I choose to follow the science, and only require clean hands when handling the books.
@@johnjenkins6829 Thanks for the citation.