Re: TC Question and Discharge Safety - Lightning from Fingers

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Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com 

The spider was fine.  The daddy longleg, which you placed on the toroid, is
NOT a spider.  It is an insect.
If the daddy longleg however initiated an arc (which i'm probably guessing
didn't happen), it would be toast.  Otherwise
it would just walk its merrily way around the toroid.

;)

Dan


 > 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
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 > Tesla list wrote:
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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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 > >----- 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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