There is a certain meditative satisfaction to watching a big roll of plastic sheeting spin. But this video by Packaging Manufacturing contains an electric surprise.
As the poly film spins, you can see static electricity zap across the surface like miniature bolts of lightning. "Static electricity is generated during the manufacture of flexible packaging," the video description informs us. Pretty neat. Round Corner Punching Machine
Andrew's from Nebraska. His work has also appeared in Discover, The Awl, Scientific American, Mental Floss, Playboy, and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn with two cats and a snake.
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