When the globe was rotated and a hand was placed on to the globe, electricity was produced, giving a strange glow.
Hauksbee though the glow was caused by electrical flu Using this machine, he also observe that threads hung around or inside t globe were stiffened by the electricit as if a fluid was escaping from them Hauksbee's drawing shows th the threads become stiff as electrical fluid escapes Turning the handle rotates the glass globa