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Would that not leak a ton to the environment? Parasitic capacitance or smth. I ain't not voltager.
If we're getting into practical realities it would probably pop and smolder long before it got fully charged. Capacitance is how much charge something will hold per volt. Doesn't say anything about how much charge it holds before catching on fire. :)