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Re: [TCML] Psycology of coiling: was JavaTC Tuning Suggestion now a question



It's probably all Freudian :-)

Gavin

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 3:10 AM, David Rieben <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Scot, all,
>
> I've never really thought about the psycology of why we coilers like to make
> ever bigger sparks but I'd say the
> fireworks analogy is probably not too far off base. I
> suppose most of us are competitive to varying degrees and it gives one
> bragging rights to say "Guess how long of a spark my coil can make with only
> X kVA input?" Just like a pro golfer would boast proudly of shoot-
> ing under a 65 on 18 holes or a baseball player would boast if he batted an
> average of .600 for the season, ect. Guess this is starting to drift OT but
> does that make any sense?....
>
> David
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "bunnykiller" <bunnikillr@xxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 6:29 PM
> Subject: [TCML] was JavaTC Tuning Suggestion now a question
>
>
>> Just a thought...
>>
>> David brought up a reason why we do coiling in 1 aspect...
>>
>> My question is...
>>
>> how many of us ( as coilers who enjoy the streamer effect)  really enjoy
>> the type of fireworks that are predominately hi altitude type displays???
>> I wonder if the visual experience  ( gratification)  we get from coiling
>>  is the same as firework displays, is there a correlation??
>>
>> Scot D
>>
>>
>>
>> David Rieben wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Phillip,
>>
>> snipperzzz
>>
>>> Hey, longer sparks are pretty
>>> much what this hobby is all about to >90% of us, right?
>>>
>>> David Rieben
>>>
>>
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