Archive for October, 2009

Catching Lightning

Catching lightning from two tesla coils

Catching lightning from two tesla coils

At the lab we have 3 tesla coils owned by different members. We decided to put them all in one room. Chaos SCIENCE ensued! This is a picture of me catching lightning with a grounded sword. In simple terms: there’s a wire attached to the sword, which is attached to ground. The tesla coil electricity travels through the wire, and not me.

Hopefully, more on tesla coil stuffs later.