Re: UK Teslathon - Final, Final reminder

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Subject: Re: UK Teslathon - Final, Final reminder
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Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 23:43:26 -0600
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Original Poster: "Malcolm Watts" <malcolm.watts-at-wnp.ac.nz> 

Hi Alan,
            I would say the field's wide open on this category award:

> Original Poster: "Alan Sharp" <AlanSharp-at-compuserve-dot-com> 
> 
> Greetings all,
> 
> This is the final, final reminder about the  2000 UK Teslathon here in 
> Corby, Northamptonshire, on Saturday 27th May, 2000. 
> 
> Once again we will have coils, and sparks. Last year we had at least
> 8 coils and lots of long arcs. This year quite a few people have been
> buying pole pigs.... 
> 
> Alas we will not have the New Music Ensemble of Zagreb performing
> the opera  "Nikola Tesla" It would have been a major effort to raise
> the funds to support this.
> 
> I mistakenly, refered to the Tesla Oscars - I do of course mean - the
> Nickoli's - I spent a lot of time purchasing and creating these priceless,
> prizes. Unfortunately they were stolen in transit and went missing for
> quite some time
> but were recovered today 
> from a rubbish skip by an impecunious coiler dredging for a used NST. They
> have now been restored to their full glory and will be treasured forever by
> those 
> who receive them :)
> 
> The awards are for:
> 
<snip>
> The most inefficent design

       How do you judge after the secondary sparks have gone to 
zero? Most flames in the primary? Quickest ignition of the 
secondary coilform? Largest primary piping that melted? Does this 
include the "Molten Gap Award"? Quickest pole pig demise?

Regards,
Malcolm
<tongue in cheek of course>

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Re: UK Teslathon - Final, Final reminder

From: "Malcolm Watts" <malcolm.watts-at-wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)