Re: Why we build these things Was: Re: Tesla Coil Dream

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Original poster: "Jeremy Scott by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <supertux1-at-yahoo-dot-com>


For those who've never seen a coil: I've always said
it's an antenna for contacting aliens. Then they ask
to see it work, but I tell them they need to wear a
special 'hat' made out of tinfoil so that the radio
waves don't knock them out.

For those who have: I tell them it keeps the cats
off the bed while I'm at work.


--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz
 > <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
 > <dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>
 >
 >  > But for me now it's the tinkering. And putting in
 > SO much time and money
 >  > into something that has no "practical" everyday
 > use what-so-ever. I get,
 >  > "Well? What's it for?" I've been telling them it
 > keeps the pigeons off the
 >  > porch. :)
 >
 > Exactly.  If I get one more person asking me, "Whats
 > it good for?" or "Is
 > that all it does?" or "Does it do anything useful",
 > i'll probably shove them
 > right into my primary circuit.  "Whats it good for?"
 >   HOW ABOUT COOKING
 > FLESH!
 >
 > The Captain
 >
 >