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Discussion on 1840 Clarendon Dry Pile electric bell vs Franklin Bell

1,635 views · Published 8 November 2018 · 6:07 · Indexed 12 October 2026

Channel: Michael Pierce · 2018 · Science & Technology

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Proposal: The Dry piles in the glass case containing an electric bell located at Clarendon Laboratory at the University of Oxford that has been running for 178 years (I round to 150 in video) is likely using static force to add power to its system. 

To confirm perhaps a Faraday cage may be placed around it to negate static build up on exterior glass.


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