[Rick.Donaldson]

Just a couple of quick thinking things....

the sharp discharge you get walking across the carpet and touching the door knob is static electricity.. and yes, the air DOES ionize around it (otherwise the discharge could not happen).

Also, something most people do not know.

When lightning strikes and the air ionizes large quantities of O3, also known as ozone is created. Some of you might know this, but many higher quality hot tubs use an ozone generator to kill bacteria.

It’s the ozone that does this, not the “plasma”.

Methinks they are looking in the wrong place.

[AmericaUnited]

And most don't know that the fluorescent and neon lights lights they see/use daily are “PLASMA” devices... gases being ionized by high frequency, high voltage.

[LurkingSince'98]

“It’s the ozone that does this, not the plasma. Methinks they are looking in the wrong place.”

Youthinks - not quite right.

These guys definitely know the difference between the cold plasma they generate and O3 generation.

Cold Plasmas can be tuned via frequency and power levels to produce little or no ozone.

The effects they are working on can be controlled so that ozone is eliminated.

Plus ozone oxidized the crap out of tissue and plasma.

Two different critters cold plasma and ozone.

Regards,
Lurking’