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Faraday's Cage
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This video from MIT demonstrates the effect of a Faraday cage in an electric field. A Benjamin Franklin figure is first shown exposed to the electric field before he is covered with a metal cage and protected from the field.

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https://techtv.mit.edu/videos/8839909cdd1645209757e3e01af939d5/
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Faraday cage, electricity, electrostatics
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Metadata instance created July 8, 2009 by Raina Khatri
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2008), WWW Document, (https://techtv.mit.edu/videos/8839909cdd1645209757e3e01af939d5/).
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Faraday's Cage (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2008), <https://techtv.mit.edu/videos/8839909cdd1645209757e3e01af939d5/>.
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Faraday's Cage. (2009, February 24). Retrieved May 7, 2025, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology: https://techtv.mit.edu/videos/8839909cdd1645209757e3e01af939d5/
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Faraday's Cage. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 24, 2009. https://techtv.mit.edu/videos/8839909cdd1645209757e3e01af939d5/ (accessed 7 May 2025).
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Faraday's Cage. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. 24 Feb. 2009. 7 May 2025 <https://techtv.mit.edu/videos/8839909cdd1645209757e3e01af939d5/>.
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