[General] Video of Tonight's Fun with a Tesla Gun

[Ethan Chew]

That's 'au naturale'!  We're talking 'au brulee (burnt)'.


On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Satyam Nayak <nayaksatyam at gmail.com> wrote:

> " er, not when you and all your friends are blown to bits or burned beyond
> recognition. "
>
> Take it from a brown guy... It's a blast.
> On Nov 6, 2013 7:24 PM, "David" <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>
>>  er, not when you and all your friends are blown to bits or burned beyond
>> recognition.  :(
>>
>>
>> Ethan Chew wrote:
>>
>> In the words of Mr. Gregabyte, winner of the unofficial Makers Local 256
>> 'Holy S@*^!' Award for Achievements In Propane, and many other fine
>> makers, 'Why do you hate fun?' XD
>>
>>  (Remember, losing is FUN <http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Fun>!)
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 2:07 PM, David <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>>
>>>  Too many possible failure modes.  Easiest just to move the propane.  :)
>>>
>>> Thanks, Ethan.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ethan Chew wrote:
>>>
>>>  Yo Dave,
>>>
>>>  Technically, wouldn't such a setup be safe as long as the Propane is
>>> sealed and is not mixing with an oxidizer such as air?  And wouldn't the
>>> metallic propane bottle act as a Faraday cage and conduct the high voltage
>>> safely away from the propane within?
>>>
>>>  The only possible failure point would be where the high voltage arc
>>> would end up melting a hole into the propane bottle, releasing propane gas
>>> to atmosphere and resulting in a combustible mixture that would be lit up
>>> by the arc.
>>>
>>>  One could endeavor to try it by chaining down a propane bottle and
>>> remotely discharging the tesla gun into it to see if that can happen.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 1:41 AM, David <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  I was referring to the propane bottle.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Daniel Valdez wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yep, it was there to accelerate the fun.
>>>>
>>>>  All joking aside it was there specifically to pour on the device that
>>>> had been planned to set on fire. It was a safe distance from the arcs and
>>>> posed no safety threat with the lid on.
>>>>
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>>>> On Nov 6, 2013, at 12:11 AM, David <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   Ahem.  Um, did you guys happen to notice that bottle of highly
>>>> flammable material right next to the high voltage generation?  :)
>>>>
>>>> David M.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ethan Chew wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Heheheheheh.  Hahahahahaahahah!  HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHHA!
>>>> WAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHA!
>>>> *ahem*
>>>> Good job! :D
>>>> On Nov 5, 2013 8:11 PM, "Wolfenhex" <wolfenhex at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p63QkZ7JJrM&hd=1
>>>>>
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