I don’t care if you’re a fan of the Doctor Who TV series or not. You must watch this video that features a man in a glowing suit, massive amounts of volts of electricity, and a popular theme song. Go!
[Via EW-MusicMix]
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The Tesla Christmas tree is a colorful mess
Tesla Christmas Tree. Designed by Peter Terren.
Remember when I said that Tesla coils were being used mainly for our entertainment these days? I wasn’t kidding. Artist and enthusiast Peter Terren has created his own colorful Tesla-coil enhanced Christmas tree! He used slow exposure photography (about two minutes per shot) to capture this phenomenon in action. He even stepped into one of the shots (see above); this highly dangerous risk probably led to one hell of an electrical shock. Be sure to check out more shots of Terren’s creation in the gallery below; the images really are incredible.
[Via Gizmodo]
Tesla coils make good entertainment
Ah the tesla coil. Invented by Nikola Tesla around 1891. Technically speaking, “it is used to produce high voltage, relatively high current, high frequency alternating current electricity.” Although its traditional use includes conducting experiments in electrical lighting, x-ray generation, and other high frequency alternating current phenomena, today tesla coils are constructed and used by enthusiasts for our entertainment. With proper manipulation, the electrical current can display a wondrous light show and even spark to a specific song (in this video, the Zelda theme). This particular tesla coil professional adds to the excitement with balloons that pop after being ignited with fire. Cool stuff.