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Vital Electricity

You're Dead to Me

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How Does Electricity Go in a Jar?

In the early 1700s, scientists discovered how to store electricity in glass jars. Von Kleist, Muchenbrook and Keneyus were among those who first tried it out. It's not what you might call a safe occupation - there were fatalities when over-enthusiastic. But now you can store more electricity, which of course means you can produce more spectacular effects.

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