OhGizmo! - Latest Comments in Private: Fly Stick Van de Graaff Levitation Wand - As Close As You Harry Potter Fans Are Going To Get To A Real Magic Wandhttp://ohgizmo.disqus.com/enThu, 01 Oct 2009 05:20:24 -0000Re: Private: Fly Stick Van de Graaff Levitation Wand - As Close As You Harry Potter Fans Are Going To Get To A Real Magic Wandhttp://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/10/29/fly-stick-van-de-graaff-levitation-wand-as-close-as-you-harry-potter-fans-are-going-to-get-to-a-real-magic-wand/#comment-17920799They 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.<br>A Tesla coil uses electomagnetic coils set up to resonate with each other and a pre-existing source of electricity.<br>Both produce lighting like electrical discharges.laseyboyThu, 01 Oct 2009 05:20:24 -0000Re: Private: Fly Stick Van de Graaff Levitation Wand - As Close As You Harry Potter Fans Are Going To Get To A Real Magic Wandhttp://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/10/29/fly-stick-van-de-graaff-levitation-wand-as-close-as-you-harry-potter-fans-are-going-to-get-to-a-real-magic-wand/#comment-3898558This 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.HusseyWed, 19 Nov 2008 13:44:44 -0000Re: Private: Fly Stick Van de Graaff Levitation Wand - As Close As You Harry Potter Fans Are Going To Get To A Real Magic Wandhttp://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/10/29/fly-stick-van-de-graaff-levitation-wand-as-close-as-you-harry-potter-fans-are-going-to-get-to-a-real-magic-wand/#comment-3875580<a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com" rel="nofollow">www.thinkgeek.com</a> has this.DEvokTue, 18 Nov 2008 06:56:39 -0000Re: Private: Fly Stick Van de Graaff Levitation Wand - As Close As You Harry Potter Fans Are Going To Get To A Real Magic Wandhttp://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/10/29/fly-stick-van-de-graaff-levitation-wand-as-close-as-you-harry-potter-fans-are-going-to-get-to-a-real-magic-wand/#comment-3655805How can you buy this toy? Unable to find it on Ebay or amazon. Thanks!sorinSun, 09 Nov 2008 22:01:54 -0000Re: Private: Fly Stick Van de Graaff Levitation Wand - As Close As You Harry Potter Fans Are Going To Get To A Real Magic Wandhttp://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/10/29/fly-stick-van-de-graaff-levitation-wand-as-close-as-you-harry-potter-fans-are-going-to-get-to-a-real-magic-wand/#comment-3363043<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_de_Graaff_generator" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_de_Graaff_gene...</a>andrew liszewskiWed, 29 Oct 2008 10:59:21 -0000Re: Private: Fly Stick Van de Graaff Levitation Wand - As Close As You Harry Potter Fans Are Going To Get To A Real Magic Wandhttp://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/10/29/fly-stick-van-de-graaff-levitation-wand-as-close-as-you-harry-potter-fans-are-going-to-get-to-a-real-magic-wand/#comment-3362845Correction: "that giant metal sphere contraption" is a Tesla CoilJakeWed, 29 Oct 2008 10:47:59 -0000