Proof that science works!!

http://www.glumbert.com/media/highpower

ApeXaviour

You'd get that kind of discharge probably from the helicopter alone. When helicopters use winches or lower people, they always must have a rod hit the ground first, as the rotors act like a big ass van de graff generator.

In the US military, there's a guy on the helicopters whose job title is "Static-Man".

wikipedia wrote:

The job of the Static man is to use a grounding rod to attach to the hook so that the static electricity conducted by the helicopter is grounded out and does not end up killing a Marine.

Still, for a layman, it looked really cool!

Would the charge not fry the electronics on the helicopter though??

ApeXaviour

Nope, faradays law. All the charge resides on the outside.


Edit: experimental example of faradays law. If you sit inside a cage that gets charged you'll be fine. (Outside though you're screwed)

ApeXaviour

ApeXaviour wrote:

Real life red alert. Sweet.

John

Unit lost