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Laser and tesla coil (fwd)



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Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:21:10 +0300
From: Tomas Stankevic <Tomas.Stankevic@xxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Laser and tesla coil

Hi, I heard somewhere, that if you point a laser beam on the toroid, 
lightning will exactly follow the beam because laser slightly ionizes 
the air what makes it more conductive for sparks. Of course simple He-Ne 
or semiconductor laser is not enough-higher power is needed. Did anyone 
tried?

Tomas