1 Ã Van de Graaff generator 1 Ã electrically-insulating stool Some confetti, or aluminium foil, or foil cake trays. The demonstration. This demonstration involves high voltages, and so it should never be done by anyone with a pacemaker or other internal electrical device, or who thinks they might be pregnant.
Minimum Advance Purchase. Airlines increase prices dramatically 14 days and 7 days before departure, respectively, according to figures analyzed by FareCompare. To avoid these sharp spikes, you should aim to purchase your ticket a minimum of 15 days prior to departure. Air travel experts at FareCompare say that the window for purchasing tickets at the best price is between three months and 14 days in advance.
LAST AUGUST, Gulliver told you about the eight-week rule for buying airline tickets. According to Makoto Watanabe, the cheapest time to book your flight, all else being equal, is about eight weeks before you plan to leave.