Re: TC Question and Discharge Safety - Lightning from Fingers

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Original poster: Bart Anderson <classi6-at-classictesla-dot-com> 

New Years eve, my son and his girlfriend saw a spider on the ground and 
freaked out (daddy longleg). It amazes me how many people have fear of 
spiders (oh well). Anyway, I thought I'd see what happened if I placed it 
on the toroid. Can anyone guess how the spider faired?

Bart


Tesla list wrote:

>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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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 6:16 PM
>Subject: Re: TC Question and Discharge Safety - Lightning from Fingers
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> > Original poster: "RIAA/MPAA's Worst Nightmare" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com>
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> > -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.
> >
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