Re: TC Question and Discharge Safety - Lightning from Fingers

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Original poster: "Crow Leader" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net> 

At 30kw power levels you won't get burned where sparks hit your suit? There
is no heat in this 30kw circuit?

KEN

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Subject: Re: TC Question and Discharge Safety - Lightning from Fingers


 > Original poster: "RIAA/MPAA's Worst Nightmare" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com>
 >
 > -snip-
 >  > This is similar to what Jeff Parisse is doing at KVA Effects in
 > California.
 >  > The link below is there great demonstration video showing huge tesla
 > coils,
 >  > and many individuals doing the lightning from the
 >  > finger trick including one of the female members of GWAR.  (Big video
 >  > though - 55MB)
 >  > http://www.teslacoil-dot-com/files/power=kva_effects.mpg
 >  >
 >  > If this guy IS NOT wearing a conductive suit, then yes, he IS slowly
 >  > toasting himself to an early grave.
 >  >
 >  > Also, do not get any ideas from either of these videos.  This
experiment
 > is
 >  > extremely dangerous and performed by trained professional stuntmen.
 >  > To attempt this at home would surely win  you a Darwin Award for the
year.
 >  >
 >  > Dan
 >
 > Speaking of which, I almost got the $6,000 saved up for one of those
suits.
 > Worth it to me since it can take 30kVA+ grounded power arcs without even a
 > tingling sensation, though I don't think I'd try that within 30 feet of 60
 > hz powerlines. I'll send some pics of me testing it when I get my site up.
 >
 >
 >