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Re: High Voltage Stunt on Fear Factor tonight.

Original poster: "Sam Barros" <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

 Much like any other television show this was dramatized. The sparks and
audio were added during editing; the actual PSUs used could arc under 1/4
inch (I suspect it would be a NIGHTMARE to try and insulate the kind of
voltage those sparks lead you to believe is present through the mile or so
of wire used for the stunt. Plus, as anyone who has touched a 110V line
knows, it does not take high voltage to produce a painful shock).

Sam Barros
ME/EE Major at Michigan Technological University
http://www.powerlabs.org

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: High Voltage Stunt on Fear Factor tonight.


> Original poster: Steve Ward <steve.ward@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I caught the last 10 minutes or so of the show (before they cursed
> each other out), i didnt catch the introduction to the "stunt", but it
> really looked faked to me.  It looked like they edited in little SSTC
> or VTTC brush discharges to dramatize the whole thing.  I would not be
> surprised if the metal parts were actually charged up, but the little
> streamers that we see on TV do look completely fake (why would they
> spray out into the air when a grounded human touches them?).  Please
> correct me if im wrong.
>
> Any comments on this Sam?
>
>
> Steve W.
>
>
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:12:23 -0700, Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  > Original poster: Sam Barros <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  >  Hi list,
>  >
>  >  Its been a while since I last posted but I'm still active in the High
>  > Voltage
>  > community. Tonight's Fear Factor episode on NBC features a High Voltage
>  > stunt that
>  > I helped design and build, along with Jeff Parisse's technical
assistance.
>  > I doubt
>  > watching the show can convey just how much fun it was to work with Jeff
and
>  > the
>  > Fear Factor crew, but nonetheless I think it should be well worth
watching.
>  > Let me
>  > know what you think!
>  >  You can watch a preview for the show at the Fear Factor website
>  > (www.fearfactor.com)
>  >
>  > Sam Barros
>  > ME/EE Major at Michigan Technological University
>  > http://www.powerlabs.org
>  >
>  >
>
>
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