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Re: A&E tv

Original poster: Just Justin <rocketfuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

When Tesla Coils are Outlawed, only Outlaws will have Tesla Coils.

;)


> Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi all,
>
> There's been a lot of talk about this show casting a "bad image"
> of our little "lightning machines" and I would have to agree that we
> certainly don't want anything making it harder for us to enjoy our
> hobby. I noticed that one or two list members were comparing
> Tesla coils in danger to guns and then pointing out how heavily
> regulated gun possesion has become. While it's certainly obvious that
> both can be deadly under the right (or wrong) circumstances, I think
> the relative small number of Tesla coils (especially
> on the scale of Big Bruiser) is probably going to assure the danger
> status of our hobby a low priority on the OSHA
> safety watchdogs' list for regulation. The sheer proliferation
> of fire arms in our society pretty well forces the government
> to step in with regulations to supposedly control whose hands
> that they get into but I think the small number of Tesla coils pretty
> well assures that the governmental authorities have much "big-
> ger fish to fry" for now than to worry about a few hundred or thou-
> sand coilers who are firing big Tesla coils in their driveways to
> the chagrine of their neighbors ;^) Of course it wouldn't take but a
> few "idiots" to do something really stupid with a coil that would
> bring unwanted attention to our hobby and so far, we'ver really
> been fortunate there - let's try to keep it that way.
>
> David Rieben
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:06 PM
> Subject: Re: A&E tv
>
>
> >Original poster: Kidd6488@xxxxxxx
> >Was there any disclaimer or anything that stated this? I would hate
> >to have thousands of people getting the 'wrong idea' about our hobby...
> >Jonathon
> >In a message dated 9/15/05 2:07:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >The injury part, is, of course, faked for TV drama.
> >
>
>