Re: Man inside sphere electrode (electrum)

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Rik,

At 04:40 PM 5/5/2003 +0000, you wrote:

>Hi all,
>web surfing i came across this
>http://www.lod-dot-org/teslacoils.html
>
>man sitting in  a cage electrode on top of his large coil.
>He is safe from electric fields there (well known Faradey cage effect),but 
>i was wondering what about magnetic fields.?
>I suspect part of magnetic field could enter hollow sphere and induce 
>currents in man's body.
>How real is danger of that possibility?
>
>Rik

The magnetic fields at the top of the coil are not that 
extraordinary.  Maybe 10's of amps.  Greg had an electronic oscilloscope 
with him that was not harmed.  I would guess if people can stand the 
magnetics of MRI machines, they can stand top of Tesla coils easily.  The 
currents in the coil could induce some voltage around one's body.  But the 
resistance of the body is so high the current would be nil.

Cheers,

         Terry