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Re: [TCML] 135ft arc 3ft sphere - Possible?

I think, in fractal terms, that it's more a matter of the fact that there's no limit to the scale of measuring. For example, if the measurer is the size of an atom, and the coastline was blown up to the size of the known universe, then the coastline would, in practical terms, have an infinite measurement. 

It's just a matter of scale...the same with a spark.

Dan K.

David Rieben wrote:

Hi Derek,

Huh? Infinite length? You CAN'T measure a coastline?? I beg to differ!
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_miles_of_coastline_does_Florida_have_facing_Atlantic_Ocean 
2276 miles (facing the Atlantic) of Florida coastline defi-
nitely sounds like a "finite" number to me. ;^)

David Rieben


----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [TCML] 135ft arc 3ft sphere - Possible?
"You *can* get to close to 135 feet if you count all the little twists and turns and count tip of one spark across the middle and to the tip of a spark on the other side. Bill Wysock's 13M gets there if you follow this somewhat unconventional measurement technique (of course he's running more power and has a much larger topload than a 3 foot ball) " 

All Tesla coil sparks are actually of infinite length measured this way.
I beleive that a spark by it nature is fractal. The length around the outside of any fractal has infinite length if you look closely enough. (try measuring a coastline) Therefore if you count the circumference all of the twists and turns you get an infinite length. 

Its amazing you ever get a strike !!

Derek



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