Static Electricity vs. Laser Beam

The other day while showing static macro pictures from December to a local art group, a gentleman suggested I incorporate the use of a laser beam. Picking up a cheap keychain pointer the other night, I was unsure of what to expect. Ideally I was hoping that crossing a photon beam with electrical current would open a hole in the spacetime continuum and enable me to travel through history. Unfortunately that did not occur but the pairing of light with the water droplet trick still made for an intensely unique photographic opportunity.





Illuminating the droplet greatly helps demonstrate the split second attraction process that occurs during the charge pass.










This was a dud in that the droplet began to pull with the charge but did not release from the needle and instead, retracted back into place.






Previous video explaining the static electricity process.