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Scientific Paper
TitleExploding Wire Experiments
Author(s)Richard A Ford
Keywordsexperiment, exploding wires
Published1993
JournalElectric Spacecraft Journal
Number8
Pages28-32

Abstract

When a wire is suspended just above a white card and electrically exploded, the marks blasted into the card show regularly spaced transverse striations. This phenomenon has been reported throughout history, but never completely understood. Following is a description of the process for setting up such an experiment.