[rayiner]

Or watching a straight to DVD sequel of starship troopers.

[Waterluvian]

…why does this loudly ring a bell? Do I know you?

[rayiner]

Unless this was in northern VA in the late 1990s, I suspect more it’s just that there’s a certain kind of person who is disproportionately represented on HN who spent high school doing certain kinds of things. Did you take apart CRTs to make lifters too: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jrfBrrDfdEA? :D

[lscharen]

I mean, who didn’t?

[permo-w]

what’s going on there/how does it work?

[rayiner]

The sharp high voltage top wire creates an ionized gas, which causes airflow towards the smooth skirt: https://hackaday.com/2016/07/13/expanding-horizons-with-the-...