Working On Man Made Lightning 67
New submitter PerlJedi writes "There is a very cool write up on the Make blog about an effort to build the world's largest tesla coils. Quoting: '"Somehow lightning can generate huge discharges with only about a fifth of the voltage per foot that lab discharges require," Leyh explains. "The part that especially fascinates me is that this mysterious ability kicks in around 200' in length, which is right at the edge of what we can produce with a practical machine." Leyh wants to see if humans can replicate this voltage economy effect, and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the building of two 10-story Tesla Coil towers (obviously superseding his current coil-size world record).'"
I feel sorry for the house. (Score:5, Funny)
I feel sorry for that house in the middle. It looks like a nice one too. But to be placed under massive Tesla coils will greatly reduce resell property. Perhaps it is one of those older houses where the ghetto was built around it.
Man-made (Score:1, Funny)
"Man made lightning" and "Man-made lightning" mean two different things.
Completely misread the title... (Score:4, Funny)
Completely misread the title as
"Man made lighting" - I was getting all excited thinking they would soon be able to add photo-luminescent genes into people.
You know at the bars all the men are going to want to hit on the girl whose buttocks glow like a fire fly.
Want a pic... (Score:4, Funny)
I don't care if it works or not, I just want a pic of me in front of two 10-story tall Tesla Coil towers wearing my xkcd [xkcd.com] shirt.
And perhaps a white lab coat, monocle and puffy white wig.
And pants, yes pants as well.
Re:I feel sorry for the house. (Score:5, Funny)