Telsa Coils, named after the Serbian scientist and electrical engineer Nikola Telsa, are possibly the most bad-ass thing ever to be invented.
Why are they so bad ass? Because if you’re Girl Talk, you can play a killer set of mashups, and then folks who know how to use a Tesla Coil can do this with it:
Electrifying performance hey? (Thanks, I’ll be here all week, try the veal.) The performance was arranged by a guy named Brian Taylor, an Aerospace Engineer and part of The Tesla Orchestra who travel around the world putting on Tesla Coil shows.
Tesla Coils essentially generate ridiculously high voltage that causes the electricity to jump through the air. It’s not actually jumping through the air in any kind of magical way, it’s just strong enough to break through the high resistance of the air.
It’s essentially artificial lightning that you’re seeing coming out of those domes. Each “bolt” of lightning has a certain frequency, because it is generated by AC (alternating current) electricity. By adjusting the frequency of the lightning you can also adjust the frequency of the sound you hear, thus making some music.
Cool huh? Just for kicks, here’s the American tesla coil gang Arc-Attack performing the Dr. Who theme:
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