My caps seem to be a reliable explosive ;-)

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• Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 22:59:29 -0600
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From:  spcutler-at-ucdavis.edu [SMTP:spcutler-at-ucdavis.edu]
Sent:  Thursday, February 26, 1998 4:38 PM
To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject:  My caps seem to be a reliable explosive ;-)

A fraction of a second after I plugged the coil in, I hear a -crack-...  One of
the bottles had a 2 inch hole in the side of it near the top.  The crack didn't
go below the oil; most of the salt water was still there.  I followed the 
instructions perfectly; perhaps my bottles were too thin?  They were clear
glass beer bottles.

Scott Cutler

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