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This video demonstration illustrates the working of a Faraday's cage. Tinsel in the proximity of a Van de Graaff generator gets repelled due to the electrostatic potential generated. A metal cage made of aluminium around the tinsel protects the tinsel from the electrostatic potential. The charge in the cage arranges in such a way that the net field in the interior of the cage cancels. The video includes a short explanation of the demonstration.
This video is part of a video demonstration collection created by the Physics Department at MIT.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=12206">Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics. MIT TechTV: Faraday's Cage. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 24, 2009.</a>
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2009), WWW Document, (https://youtu.be/WqvImbn9GG4?si=Fp0AGwMQue4VZa0U).
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics, MIT TechTV: Faraday's Cage (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2009), <https://youtu.be/WqvImbn9GG4?si=Fp0AGwMQue4VZa0U>.
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics. (2009, February 24). MIT TechTV: Faraday's Cage. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology: https://youtu.be/WqvImbn9GG4?si=Fp0AGwMQue4VZa0U
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics. MIT TechTV: Faraday's Cage. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 24, 2009. https://youtu.be/WqvImbn9GG4?si=Fp0AGwMQue4VZa0U (accessed 17 October 2026).
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics. MIT TechTV: Faraday's Cage. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. 24 Feb. 2009. 17 Oct. 2026 <https://youtu.be/WqvImbn9GG4?si=Fp0AGwMQue4VZa0U>.
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