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Tesla coil, Australian for Christmas tree
Peter "Tesladownunder" Terren first experimented with the idea of making a Christmas tree out of a Tesla coil and some fancy photography back in 2007. He decided to go bigger and more colorful this year, and the results are pretty impressive.
From Mr. Tesladownunder:
This year I did another Xmas tree based on the success of the one I did in 2007. I made it bigger (9m = 30 ft) and more spectacular by using a different technique. It still uses a long exposure and a rotating colored filter but the tree shape is outlined by sparks from a rotating rod on top of the Tesla coil. This gives the "Eye of Sauron" effect. Imagine then if that rotating rod is able to be raised from horizontal to vertical while still rotating.
See how the 2009 Tesla coil Christmas tree came to be in the gallery below, and check out his website for a detailed account of how he did it.
TeslaDownUnder, via Neatorama
By Mr. Gumsandals at 7:09 PM ON 12/21/09
My kind of Santa Claus.
By Realist at 9:30 AM ON 12/22/09
Santa on acid.
By Nikola at 9:31 AM ON 12/22/09
nice, more than nice ...
How do I get technical data we want to make the same in the U.S.
Happy Holidays
By Max_Hydr0 at 11:53 AM ON 12/22/09
Nothing says Happy Holidays like a spectacular cavalcade of Tesla technicolor lightning.
By Gazza at 3:01 PM ON 12/22/09
Sorry Mate - downunder we are refusing to say "Happy Holidays" - its Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year".
Don't care who it offends - this is Christmas!!!
By Athiest at 8:25 PM ON 12/22/09
Looks like it's actually "we're going to shove our religion down your throat whether you like it or not" season
By Anonymous at 1:55 AM ON 12/23/09
And a Blessed Bacchanalia to you to Mr Gazza. And good solstice to my Atheist friend.
By aggelos at 8:52 PM ON 12/23/09
THIS IS SPARTAAAA!!!
By endimion at 5:49 AM ON 12/24/09
I didn't know you could stay that close from a tesla coil.... I would have imagined the electricity would have arced on you
By Anonymous at 5:15 PM ON 12/24/09
It can and will, dear endimion. Fortunately it is VERY high voltage but low amperage so it is mostly harmless(depending on the settings of course).
So arc it will, and charge you up, but than nothing unless you are grounding out, even then it's not much worse than zapping yourself with a spark in winter.
By JOHN EBE at 7:58 PM ON 12/24/09
VERY COOL, I CANT WAIT TO MAKE 1 MYSELF.
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