Build a leyden jar the right way! Static electricity can be used to create a very high voltage capacitor! Simply rubbing a pipe a few times makes a playful shock, but what happens when we charge it over 200 times? Lightning in a bottle! Don't touch it! (Like we did...)

Static electricity experiments are fun, and building a diy capacitor is great! But please exercise caution when making a leyden jar. A dangerous amount of electricity can be charged inside of this homemade experiment.

Destructive Creativity and Jonathan Allers is dedicated to providing safe and fun science experiments for all ages over 13 years old.

Building a leyden jar is a great way to show static electricity for kids. The material we used was simply a plastic water bottle filled with salt water, aluminum foil on the outside with a screw punched through the lid. Rub a PVC pipe through a cloth and bring the pipe close to the screw. Viola! You have created a rudimentary leyden jar! Just like the one that Benjamin Franklin used to catch lightning with his famous kite in a lightning storm experiment.

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