I'm sure at least a couple of you have seen something like this before.
At any rate...behold...SCIENCE!
It gave me chills the first time I heard/watched it. It's such a great song for that! I already loved the song so now I love it even more.
(http://www.wheresoursquirrel.com/public_html/yabb/images/smilies/bowdown.gif)
If you've never seen a Tesla coil in person, that video does not do any justice to how loud they are. I'm amazed people were allowed to stand that close without at least some foam ear plugs.
people in public be stoopid! :icon_lol:
have heard one live before... but not playing music... just crackling away ... i was maybe 30 yards from it and yeah! .. initially i looked up to see if the ceiling was falling!
damned impressive. this the same thing they would have in science museums, which you could touch and make your hair pull a don king?
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on October 28, 2013, 10:47:54 PM
damned impressive. this the same thing they would have in science museums, which you could touch and make your hair pull a don king?
errrrr.. isnt that a van de graaf generator? .... to my mind a tesla coil is waaaaaaaay to high in the volts?!?!?!
:dunno_black:
Quote from: Janx101 on October 28, 2013, 11:45:51 PM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on October 28, 2013, 10:47:54 PM
damned impressive. this the same thing they would have in science museums, which you could touch and make your hair pull a don king?
errrrr.. isnt that a van de graaf generator? .... to my mind a tesla coil is waaaaaaaay to high in the volts?!?!?!
:dunno_black:
believe youre right. the volts are up there, wanting to say 200k or so. but the amps are way down.
was havinga brain fart. they look similar though. btw Don king is probably before most of yalls time. but heres a pic.
(http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/king%20flags.jpg)
naw.. i remember him!!... least from cameo appearances on WWF!!!
lol dammit. after the pig build, going to build a miniature coil lol. seen a how to of it lol. ehh will look into it anyhoo.
Quote from: Janx101 on October 28, 2013, 11:45:51 PM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on October 28, 2013, 10:47:54 PM
damned impressive. this the same thing they would have in science museums, which you could touch and make your hair pull a don king?
errrrr.. isnt that a van de graaf generator? .... to my mind a tesla coil is waaaaaaaay to high in the volts?!?!?!
:dunno_black:
It's not the voltage that'll kill you, it's the current.
Also, providing you don't somehow manage to ground yourself to the primary windings (might be secondary, can't remember) you're fine.
What appears to be one arc is actually thousands of pulses. Just changing the frequency of the pulse and turning the coil on/off rapidly yields what you see in the video.
And yes, a Van De Graaff generator is what you played with in school to make your hair stand up.
(http://hackedgadgets.com/wp-content/_van-de-graff-hair_raising.jpg)
she seems quite excited about that shiny knob! :icon_twisted:
Quote from: Janx101 on October 30, 2013, 08:02:03 PM
she seems quite excited about that shiny knob! :icon_twisted:
... and this is why people know less and less about the miracles of science. Thanks. :flipoff:
Quote from: Janx101 on October 30, 2013, 08:02:03 PM
she seems quite excited about that shiny knob! :icon_twisted:
now youre wondering what other hairs were standing on end Eh?, now back to science. lol