Building the world's largest Tesla Coil to study the mysteries of natural lightning. More details at lod.org .
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@TeamYouTube [BUG] Used "Erase Song" on my video (6.4M views) but it corrupted my spoken intro at 0:08-0:13. Since "Revert to Original" is deprecated, can you escalate for a manual rollback?
URL: youtu.be/lix-vr_AF38
I have the original healthy MP4 for reference.
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30 Apr 2024
Recently I had to test a 40kJ capacitor bank. Enjoy some slo-mo of the results! youtu.be/7cQzcXQtgfY
#highvoltage #arcflash #explosion #highcurrent #lightning
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25 Sep 2022
Somehow everything made it back home, to the warm confines of the restricted area near San Francisco!
I'll put up some more coil operation images soon as I unpack them.
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19 Sep 2022
We managed to throw a few bolts for Nikola Tesla at his old lab at Wardenclyffe, as part of the @teslascience (Tesla Science Center) celebration!
Here's a shot by @ztresearch (Tom Warner). For scale, top to bottom in the pic is about 60ft. More pics to follow!
#Tesla
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25 Sep 2022
@styropyro_ btw, @ztresearch (Tom Warner) is the guy who uses Phantom-grade cameras to capture fantastic shots of stepped, dart and upwards ground leaders before the main strike, like these:
youtu.be/kqvYsVJ2kDU
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20 Sep 2022
Escaped from New York at 2AM with 11,000lb in tow, since the highway signs were forecasting EXTREME GRIDLOCK for tomorrow!
The Cross-Bronx Expressway is delightfully empty at this hour.
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13 Sep 2022
Almost to Wardenclyffe!
However a trip through PA wouldn't be complete without a stop at Falling Water, by Frank Lloyd Wright. The place is stunning... pics can't do justice!
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12 Sep 2022
Made it to Indiana, despite the highway degradation as one moves east... Peak Highway seems to be around Utah!
Also stopped by the new experimental compound for @styropyro_ , an avid experimenter in chemistry, lasers and high voltage. Quite the place!
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10 Sep 2022
Halfway to Wardenclyffe now, with 11,000lb of Tesla Coil in tow. The landscape of the high desert never fails to impress.
#Tesla
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9 Sep 2022
First night, in Battle Mountain NV. My neighbors are a group from France, here to set the world's record for fastest human powered vehicle.. 150kph! [kevlar skid plates added for practice]
They really enjoyed examining the wireless-powered trike as well! youtu.be/NfKOD0XqR14
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8 Sep 2022
Leaving the experimental area in San Francisco with the 1/3 scale coil tower, heading to Long Island again! The new demo date is Sept. 16-17. Details here!
teslasciencecenter.org/event…
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22 Jul 2022
Hi All,
The demo at The Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe has been postponed, my truck sprung a serious fuel leak en route!
youtube.com/shorts/X3N8VCuA5…
We're trying to find another way to get it there. Anyone have contacts at Norfolk Southern or Union Pacific?
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8 Jul 2022
Hi All,
July 15th and 16th are now confirmed for our demo of the new 1/3 scale Tesla tower at Tesla's original lab! The event is a fundraiser for the Tesla Science Museum:
teslasciencecenter.org/event…
We'll also bring the new 'Tesla Roadster':
youtu.be/NfKOD0XqR14
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24 Jan 2022
Here's some interesting satellite imagery showing over 400,000 lightning strikes that happened during and after the Tonga eruption. youtu.be/YD7Jf8F20Bg
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29 Dec 2021
Great crowd at the demo on the 28th, a lot of good technical questions afterwards!
Here's a short clip of one of the experiments, testing the electrical breakdown characteristics of wood.
youtu.be/ixieD-5Gilg
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15 Dec 2021
Hi All,
The weather looks clear for the free scientific demo this Saturday at 7PM! The robot arm can't make it but we'll debut the new 'Tesla Roadster', whip up some lightning and present some unusual electrical effects.
27 Nov 2021
Hi All,
We now have a date for the next public demo -- Saturday Dec 18th, at 7PM! Map and details are at lod.org/events.html . We'll present the new wireless-powered roadster as well, and test the effects of high electric fields on a large articulated robot by SRL.
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27 Nov 2021
Hi All,
We now have a date for the next public demo -- Saturday Dec 18th, at 7PM! Map and details are at lod.org/events.html . We'll present the new wireless-powered roadster as well, and test the effects of high electric fields on a large articulated robot by SRL.
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15 Nov 2021
We had hoped to offer two scientific demos this fall, once the covid restrictions have lifted. However the area where we performed the demos before is no longer available. We're working to get permission to run the 40ft Tesla tower on the tarmac at Alameda point. Wish us luck!
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15 Nov 2021
Elon Musk recently made an inspiring suggestion, 'it's high time we built a really big Tesla coil!'
Seems the clear choice would be Tesla's greatest unfinished work, the Wardenclyffe Tower.
I submitted these designs to Elon's group, for the Austin factory. We'll see what happens!
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7 Jul 2021
A lot of people have asked if we're going to run the 40ft coil at Wardenclyffe again this year for Tesla's birthday.
No, we won't be there this year. I haven't heard from the museum there in many months. We will be doing demos in Alameda this fall however. More details soon!
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25 Mar 2021
Hi All,
I'll be hosting a Hackaday 'hackchat' about the Physics of Lightning next Wednesday, March 31st. Here's the details:
hackaday.io/event/178156-phy…
See you there!
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