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Re: Nikola Tesla (a drink)

perhaps you could ignite it first (conventionally) and make use of the fact
that flames are conductive...
Sparks to the flames, or something like that...

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To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Friday, February 04, 2000 3:13 AM
Subject: Nikola Tesla (a drink)


>Original Poster: spam_proof-at-worldnet.att-dot-net
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>I've developed a variant of a martini which was tremendously popular at my
>last party (hear me out--this really does have something to do with
>building the right Tesla coil).  I call it the "Nikola Tesla".  The basic
>recipe was:
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>       2 oz gin
>      3/4 oz Creme de Menthe
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>Shake over ice and pour into an old-fashioned glass.  The "shake over ice"
>is mandatory, although you may stir the martini and strain the ice.  It
>doesn't taste right if it's not cold.
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>Place the glass on the terminal of your Tesla coil and ionize for several
>seconds (if you're using an old-fashioned glass, you should be able to get
>the St. Elmo's fire to surround the rim of the glass--you'll need a much
>more powerful Tesla coil if you use a regular stemmed martini glass).  The
>ozone smell mixes with the mint quite well, not to mention provides for a
>spectacular display.
>
>Here's my question:
>  I'm working on a variant of the "Nikola Tesla" which is something along
>the same line, but I'd like to make a flaming drink which is ignited with
>a tesla coil (preferrably without using nearby ground wires to induce
>sparks).  So far, I've been able to get hot EverClear (95% alcohol) to
>ignite with my 240KV table top coil, but not much else.  I was thinking
>that there might be a way to increase the spark/ionization activity at my
>terminal without adding too many obvious grounds (which will simply draw a
>single spark).  The warm version of the Nikola Tesla turns out to be a
>really strong Old-Fashioned (which has an alcohol meniscus and could
>certainly be flammable at the right temperatures), but I'm having trouble
>designing a table-top coil which I can ignite it with.  What I'm looking
>for is some sort of coil which has a "broad spark spread" (e.g. not just a
>single spark or a few trailers).  I'm assuming this can be done with the
>right geometry of your terminal and nearby grounds.  Has anyone tried to
>make such a coil?  If so, I'd appreciate your input.
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>                          - A. Banerjee
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