RE: COOL STUFF YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR COIL!

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Original poster: "Simon Yorkston by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Quantum-X-at-Qserve.8m-dot-com>


Hi Drew.
I can understand you wanting to all the 'cool' things with this new coil
you made-being young too [well, 17 anyway]. However, with my limited
knowledge and experience please urge you never to do this type of thing-
consider the amount of energy that you are dealing with, and realise that
they are deadly. Personally, I didn't begin my Tesla project until I had
totally understood the safetey considerations, and followed them strictly. 

Just image the your horror if you had done damage to that guy's brain!

Take care, and safe coiling.
Simon

> > Original poster: "Drew Murray by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <drewallmighty-at-hotmail-dot-com>
> >
> > Here are some of the things I have done with my coil.
> > -Stood on a milk crate, reached over and placed my hand on the top load
> of
> > my coil. I then asked my friend to power it up. My hair instantly stood
> up
> > and there were sparks flying off of my zipper and belt buckle. It
> didn't
> > hurt though, but it will if you pull your hand away while it it still
> going.
> > I heard that If you put thimbles on your fingers you can shoot sparks
> off
> of
> > them the same way they shot off of my zipper and belt buckle. Don't try
> this
> > if you have a heart condition or are using a pacemaker.
> > -held a flourescent lightbulb by its middle and slowly moved it towards
> my
> 
> coil. It exploded when an ark hit it's end and it gave me one hell of a
> zap.
> > Don't try this one.
> > -when I was doing a presentation to my classmates at school during
> science
> > class, i performed the experiment where i put my hand on the top load
> and
> > power it up. I had also discovered that your body holds the charge. I
> > discovered this when i touched the sink afterwards, Ouch! Anyway, My
> friend
> > turned the coil off and i walked over to the little annoying thinks he
> knows
> > it all who i prove wrong every minute, and i drew a spark that i
> estimated
> > to be at least 6 inches long right off of his forehead. Ha HA HA HA HA!
> Fun
> > Fun!
> >                                                   Up here in canada,
> >                                                    Drew Murray
> >
> >