Algodoo

I think I killed it. It does not like it when I poke it with a screwdriver!

That's actually kind of realistic - guys, you really should be careful around capacitors. Take a CRT for example - always discharge a CRT before working on it, even if it's unplugged - just one zap from those capacitors and you and the CRT are done.

The amount of energy (in Joules) stored in a capacitor is:

1/2 C*V^2

where,
C is capacitance in Farads
V is voltage charge on the capacitor

What the equation means is: If you double the capacitance, you'll get twice the BOOM when you discharge it. If you double the voltage on the capacitor, you'll get four times the BOOM when you discharge it! Trust me, I know this from years of experience discharging large, high voltage capacitors.


Nice job on the scene!