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Spark disk toy
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From: Thornton, Russ #CSR2000 [SMTP:ThorntoR-at-rc.pafb.af.mil]
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 1998 8:51 AM
To: 'Tesla discussion Group'
Subject: RE: Spark disk toy
Disney has used this technology for several years. I would guess about
10 years. I do not know any more of the details then already described
but that this is not new and ST did not come up with it.
Russ Thornton
CSR 2040,
Building 989, Rm. A1-N20
Phone: (407) 494-6430
Email: thorntor-at-rc.pafb.af.mil
>From: Someone [SMTP:fox-at-netunlimited-dot-net]
>Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 1998 8:18 PM
>To: Tesla List
>Subject: Re: FW: Spark disk toy
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>i got a chance to see one of these up close in a spencers once. it
>appears to be a flyback type device like the kiind used in plasma
>globes. an anode is stuck throug a glass disc
>then a glass ring with an o.d. the same as the disk and an i.d. of
>about 1 inch less is put on top. then (this is the secret) a bunch of
>neon\argon whatever impregnated glass beads are put inside the ring. top
>it off with another disc and seal it up. this is as much as i gathered
>from string at one from 5 inches. ill bet spencers got the idea for
>these things form the borg on star trek. the cells where the borg
>recharge have these things in green near their heads. im sure im not the
>only one whos seen this :)
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