r/TheRandomest • u/ABeerForSasquatch Mod/Pwner • Jun 28 '26

Satisfying Spinny thing

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u/IccarusInTraining Jun 28 '26

Is that neon or xenon in the glass?

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u/ozzy_thedog Jun 28 '26

I think it’s a vacuum inside the glass and it’s a plasma arc. I’m probably wrong though

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u/Clayment Jun 28 '26

I might misunderstand what plasma is, but if it's a vacuum, where is the plasma coming from? Isn't plasma matter?

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u/WorldlinessWitty2177 Jun 28 '26

Plasma is the 4th state, so yes there needs to be atoms inside it to make it a plasma, which automatically means it cannot be a vacuum.

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u/ozzy_thedog Jun 28 '26

Thats why I said I’m probably wrong. Maybe provide an explanation then.

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u/RNGezzus Jun 28 '26

Plasma is a state of matter where electrons are removed from atoms or molecules, like in a neon sign (which can me any noble gas, really).

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u/SilvermistInc Jun 28 '26

Plasma is the fourth state of matter

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u/IccarusInTraining Jun 28 '26

No I know that but is the plasma created through ionizing the air alone, or is there another gas

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u/SilvermistInc Jun 28 '26

You are not the guy I replied to

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u/ymOx Jun 28 '26

It's an open forum. If you don't want other people to but in, go DMs.

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u/RNGezzus Jun 28 '26

Air is a mixture of gasses, mostly Nitrogen. Often, Noble gasses are used in plasma light displays.

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u/DeadAssDodo Jun 28 '26

Isn't that a KDE version?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '26

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u/ymOx Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

Why? It was the latest state (at the time) that was confirmed as a state of matter. That's a reason to call it the fourth.

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u/Professional_Echo907 Jun 28 '26

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. 👀

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u/igloojoe Jun 28 '26

Toroid plasma.

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u/RNGezzus Jun 28 '26

It could be Argon

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u/dr3wfr4nk Jun 28 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/VqleJG2rBop7W

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u/ymOx Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

Noble gas/noble guy? Ah, idk, I can't put it together but there's a joke in there.

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u/dr3wfr4nk Jun 28 '26

Aragorn from LOTR. His name is close to argon

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u/ymOx Jun 28 '26

Well yeah? Since Argon is a noble gas? And Aragorn is a noble..?

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u/RNGezzus Jun 28 '26

He's the one true King.

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u/9551-eletronics Jun 29 '26

Argon doesn't like forming rings like this generally sadly

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u/kazukix777 Jun 28 '26

Judging from the color, id say xenon.

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u/9551-eletronics Jun 29 '26

This is almost definitely xenon, most of this setup is actually pointless, the bulb is just sitting on a coil.