A proof of principle railgun 1 uses a high current to force a conductor outwards. A railgun is a method of converting electrical power into kinetic energy of a metal projectile. “Continue reading” for more details. Continue reading
Video: “Tesla Envy – getting VERY close to huge sparks”. The title is a play on words and … well you will just have to see for yourself.
The 1:44 min video includes sparks from my largest Tesla coil striking a Faraday cage only inches from my face (and me looking like a dork).
Video has 335,000 views now. On reviewing this video 5 years later I should not have pulled out the sparks quite so far onto the rod in my hand. You need to expect the spark can jump around an object up to 1/3 longer (or more rarely), which puts my arm just with in range.
For a big power arc it is less of a problem but if it “breaks” then there may be a problem.
I am a little older since then, perhaps not wiser, but still here…
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