Getting close and personal to a lot of wattage

Post by **Jeff** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:44 am

Source: http://tesladownunder.com/tesla_coil_sp ... lek%20cage

Post by **___** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:17 am

his face must get pretty hot

Post by **saurabh** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:16 pm

WOW i hope thats not real.

Post by **spaceship9** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:45 pm

yes it's real
but I remember something like it's no the Watts that hurt but the amps... like the watts are teh amount but the amps are the speed.
so that I bet is high watts and low amps...
kind alike a massive boulder getting rammed into you at 2 inches an hour... it's a lot of raw strength and power there, but it's so slow...

so it's safe to do

as for the heat, I doubt he gets very hot... electricity is hot, but doesn't spread a lot of heat...

though I could be wrong

Post by **___** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:21 pm

watt's is voltage x current (amps).

it is real. the electricity goes around the person by the cage

Post by **Andy** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:52 pm

It takes less than 20mA across the heart to kill you. Just think, you have (in the UK) 13000mA (13A) sockets in the home!

Post by **compact-mac** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:19 am

After reading that, I will always dry my hands properly

Post by **Gnome** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:26 am

Kool

ill leave the eletrics alone

Post by **spaceship9** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:27 am

meh I don't worry
you have to be an idiot to be electrocuted... on accident
I wipe down the powerplugs after i accidentally painted over them with a wet towel.. it's fine... so long as your not an idiot and try to lean BOTH of the holes really deep in at the same time...
I have little portable tesla coil thing.. it's really cool and quite funny.
I locked a door and then turn the coil on and put it to the door knob... XD

Post by **ppc_digger** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:23 am

Andy wrote:It takes less than 20mA across the heart to kill you. Just think, you have (in the UK) 13000mA (13A) sockets in the home!

The thing is, electricity goes through the route with the least resistance, so if you touch even a 1MA (ok, that will probably set you on fire, but you get the idea ) source, it'll won't go through the heart and will probably just leave a scar.

spaceship9 wrote:meh I don't worry
so long as your not an idiot and try to lean BOTH of the holes really deep in at the same time...

It's enough to touch one, if you're also touching the floor (as the Earth serves as a giant capacitor). That's why I wear rubber shoes while messing with electricity.

Post by **___** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:31 am

i electrocuted myself recently at work, it woke me up quickly (much better than an energy drink )

Post by **ppc_digger** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:06 pm

___ wrote:i electrocuted myself recently at work, it woke me up quickly (much better than an energy drink )

I can imagine: "I take my caffeine using only my finger!"

Post by **___** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:27 pm

it also made some awesome blue sparks when i dropped the wire onto a stainless steal bench top (and left 2 marks) before the fuse cut out

Post by **kokosnoedden** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:10 pm

avv that must be hot for his face

Post by **empireum** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 3:42 am

kokosnoedden wrote:avv that must be hot for his face

It isn't.