The “Modern Thinker” above is my Tesla coil sparks interpretation of Rodin’s classic statue the “Thinker”. It conveys the concept of the modern electrical age with the barrage of electrical interference in our lives. So much is happening and demanding our attention that it is difficult to “think”.
For Xmas 2009, a tree made of Tesla coil sparks. That’s how we do it in Oz. Merry Christmas.
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I made about 50 ml of liquid oxygen by passing medical grade oxygen through a condenser in a dewar of LN2. The photo shows it adhering to a magnet, due to it’s paramagnetism.
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I arranged two mirror galvanometers to give two dimensional control of a 10mW HeNe laser beam. “Continue reading” for further information and another 9 photos. Continue reading
Long sparks from ignition coils plus a large mercury floodlight give interesting effects.
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