Re: I'm trying this at home.

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Original poster: "Brent Turner by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bturner-at-apc-dot-net>

Chris -


This is a rare time where I will respond...

As Jeff Parisse pointed out, this simply *ISN'T* a stunt to be
undertaken without a LOT of understanding and risk. Frankly, even though
it's 'fun' and visually a sight to see, it never the less still scares
the crap out of me in thinking of just what COULD GO WRONG.

I've been bit from my coil. I actually managed to live to tell about it.
I was lucky -- while impressive, the power level of my coil was
fortunately low enough that the averaged power contained within the
discharge was low. Also, I had a TRAINED OPERATOR on the power
controller who had a FAST reaction time. Good thing...

People HAVE BEEN KILLED attempting to do this.

Don't.

- brent


PS - why not simply contact Jeff or myself and arrange to have us
perform the stunt for your group? We take the risk, you stay alive.





> At 05:08 AM 7/2/2001 +0000, you wrote:
> >>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >>Original poster: "randy by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> >><randy-at-gte-dot-net>
> >>
> >>Duck:
> >>
> >>Have you read your own sig file lately? Freeclimbing? Street Luge? You seem
> >>obsessed with
> >>taking un-necessary risks.
> >
> >Read your other post too (and the 50 others...)
> >
> >I'm not doing the experiment.
> >
> >(and the crowd goes wild)........................
> >
> >.......................
> >
> >ok ok .................
> >
> >
> >ok......sit down, thank you............
> >
> >ok
> >
> >This is why......
> >
> >1. The main reason I'm not doing the demo is the repercussions to the Group
> >and the Tesla community if I have a "Catastrophic" failure.
> >
> >2. the learning curve is too steep, and if I fall off there's no safety net.
> >This isn't like sterrt lugeing where I can get some road rash, or climbing
> >where I pull a muscle and get some harness bruises. This is a pass-fail
> >thing, and I've simply got too much to loose.
> >
> >3. I'm a teacher, and I run a large Group with a hundred impressionable kids
> >who hold me as a mentor, and a role model. I will not be responsibe for the
> >deaths of my students and fellow Group members.
> >
> >4. I can't control the situation like I want to. There's no possible way to
> >be in complete control of the coil when I'm on the platform, and this isn't
> >like climbing where I can have a belay person that I trust with my life,
> >it's different, things happen too fast here. Even with climbing you can
> >yell, Watch Me!
> >
> >As far as my other pursuits, yeah, I'm a serious adreniline junky. But it's
> >different. I can always control most of the variables. With Lugeing,
> >Climbing, and Racing (I don't drive anymore, I lost my ticket years ago when
> >I could no longer pass the physical for a year, no practice, no racing, no
> >track-time, no points, no license....) When you're Lugeing, you're
> >completely alone, same as climbing, if I make a mistake, I die, and I'm
> >responsible, and I'm also the only one who gets hurt (as long as I don't
> >land on my Belay, lol).
> >
> >I have a thing for danger, as long as I'm in control. I can do 200+MPH only
> >a couple inches from the Ground on a racetrack all day long....but I can't
> >ride a rollercoaster at all, because I'm not in control.
> >
> >Now I have the wreckage of a Teslathon to clean up, more on that tomorrow :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >duck
> >
> >
> >
> >
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