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DCS# 5B10.20

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FLYING PIE PANS

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APPARATUS

van de Graaff generator	202-18-E-2
aluminum pie pans	202-18-E
meter stick	202-18-E

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DESCRIPTION

Place a stack of pie pans on the dome of van de Graaff and turn it on.  Plates will become charged, repel each other, and fly off one at a time.

NOTES

Place the van de Graaff a sufficient distance from grounded metal objects (chalkboard, metal carts, etc.).