How does 2 sprinklers and 2 buckets generate sparks?

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How does this work?

Two sprinklers, two buckets connected together generating sparks!

Doews anybody know how this works?



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Re: How does this work?

This is a well known phenomena. I remember reading about it in a magazine from several decades ago. part of what is happening is that the friction of water against air creates a net charge on the water.
 

Re: How does this work?

Yes thanks. I understand about the nozzle friction creating charged particles.

What I don't understand is how the cross arrangement of buckets and rings operates as a voltage multiplier!
 

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