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I'd like to thank Karl Craddock for his help with this investigation.
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I have found that the traditional gold foil electroscope does not work very well for this demonstration because the pieces of foil tend to get blown around.
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An Internet search for “triboelectric series” will yield many lists of materials that can charge a rod negatively.
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U.S. Patent 7165341 found at http://freepatentsonline.com describes a similar structure in more detail.
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