Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <DanReind-at-aol-dot-com> Thank you everybody for offering suggestions for tricks one may do with a Tesla coil. I'll definitely try the steel wool idea, and I'll look into the zinc candle. The flying plane could be quite intruiging, especially with a continuous rotating arc to ground. Thanks again, Dan Reinders