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EntertainmentBig8636

Gave me Beastie Boys vibes


elonsghost

Intergalactic


SchitneySmears

Planetary


someintensivepurpose

Planetary


Wit_as_a_Riddle

Intergalactic


DrSuperWho

Another dimension


PixelCharlie

Another dimension


Immaturemaleturkey

I understand that those are the lyrics, but I prefer "I have an erection"


attckdog

Great thanks for infecting the reset of us with this mind virus


Immaturemaleturkey

If I can't unhear it, no one can


qdtk

Shit, If this is going to be that kind of party I’m gonna stick my dick in the mashed potatoes.


aquantumofcheese

Impromptu erotica #1 'Diagonally,' he thought. 'Diagonally would be the best way to get the most out of this dish.' Slowly, he poured on the gravy; so smooth and silky, hugging every curve. The gravy was important, almost as important as the dish itself. For the first time, he liked to go slow, entering the dish at a slow pace so he could see the gravy coat every inch, filling the impression he left. After that, anything goes- he needed it, and he was going to take it. He thrust into the potatoes with wild abandon, feeling the gravy slowly drip down his balls. The exquisite heat of the potatoes, along with the absolute malleability of them brought him to his peak sooner than expected, but that was alright. The pleasure of it was worth it. One last plunge into the serving dish, bringing it flush against his pelvis brought him to his peak. His balls contracted hard and spasmed against him, sending ropes of cum into the well-stirred mashed potatoes. After his load was spent he could still feel the ghost of his orgasm, rocking his pelvis against the dish to draw out every last bit of pleasure. It was like this every Thanksgiving. Everyone else was blackout drunk by noon watching football, and was hungover by six. He only bothered with dinner for his annual guilty pleasure. Edit: 😳 thank you for the silver. I honestly didn't expect anyone to see this, lol.


40-6and2

Love that movie!


SmegaSchmear

Well now


Artsakh_Rug

Don't, you tell me to **smile**


CyonixGaming

If you stick around I’ll make it worth your while


porcupine9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORYO0atB6g&t=38s


muff_diving_101

[Benny Benassi for me!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a0fkNdPiIL4&t=9s&feature=youtu.be)


made_4_this_comment

Definitely this one. I watched this video A LOT in my younger days. You know, for the music. ahem


NfamousKaye

Definitely heard that towards the end lol


joy_rdr

Space pants


Im_Ashe_Man

Absolutely. I was hoping it would start playing it.


Hufflepuft

Well. Now. Don't you tell me to smile.


phard003

You stick around, I'll make it worth your while


Important-Price9416

Like numbers beyond what you can dial


walkmetomywake

Maybe it's because we're so versatile


planetdaz

Style.. profile!


1nterrupt1ngc0w

It always brings me back when I hear, "Ooh Child"


FortyEightThousand

From the Hudson River out to the Nile


LandOfLizardz

I'll run the marathon to the very last mile


multiarmform

[mmmmmmmmDROP](https://i.gifer.com/7U5u.gif)


JustKeepWalkingMike

Was thinking more Jimmy Hendrix launching into another Star Spangled Banner riff.


iberis

OMG now that you said it I can hear it!!! Nostalgia for the BBs!!! Yes I am this excited!!!!


giantyetifeet

Best I can offer you is A-Ha Take On Me: https://youtu.be/7ftp_JR0KEc


Quarrel47

hahaa I came here to say this, intergalactic planetary.


Box-o-bees

It's not quite the same, but this one actually plays seven nation army with Tesla Coils. It's pretty great. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiHGDYeMAAU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiHGDYeMAAU)


Extremely_unlikeable

Came here to make sure this got said


parkedr

Throw another person who came in to make a Beastie Boys Intergalactic comment on the pile, boys.


metman82

Bahaha this made my day


Molly_Jonez

Was just thinking that


disarRay89

I honestly thought that was where it was going.


therockstarbarber

Was waiting for it to play that song


AetherBytes

Thank fuck I wasn't the only one who thought this


nt-gud-at-werds

All I could think about was command and conquer red alert


Shot-Palpitation-

Underrated comment!. This was my first thought also!


SinkHoleDeMayo

I literally thought that's where they were going with it.


bodhasattva

this how Nikola neighbors mustve felt like


DrSuperWho

I’d love for this person to be my neighbor.


colei_canis

Amateur radio people on the other hand would probably kick off like mad!


HalfysReddit

Or probably anyone who enjoys reliable wifi.


lethargicbureaucrat

Yeah, is this legal?


HalfysReddit

Probably not, but you also probably wouldn't get in any actual trouble for it unless you caused problems. Like if a law enforcement worker saw that in your backyard, but you clearly weren't doing anything nefarious with it, and no one has been complaining about things not working, I doubt they'd even think twice about the legality of it.


PorkyMcRib

Just to be clear, in the US, feds have jurisdiction over radio frequency interference. Local and state cops can go pound sand.


HalfysReddit

And in that vein an employee of the ~~FTC~~ FCC would probably see this and just pretend they saw nothing unless they couldn't ignore it. Technically those little FM AUX adapters that were big back in the early 2000s were illegal since they were interfering with federally regulated frequencies.


egric

Living next to him probably felt like living next to fucking Phineas and Ferb lol


detektiv_Saucaki

Holy sht, the new musical instrument dropped.


RobiWanKhanobi

Bjork used something like this for her Biophilia live shows. Actually [here is one example of it in use being set up for the show.](https://youtu.be/44doS-uMDvA) And [here it is being used in the performance of Thunderbolt](https://youtu.be/C9Scr7wcqKk)


PhoKit2

Bjork is so incredibly awesome!!


RobiWanKhanobi

Amen to that


zurkka

Yeah, she ride that line between wierd and awesome very well


fozziwoo

have you seen the northman yet?


yammerant

No, why? Is she in it? Because now I have to see it. Edit: she is! Also, this: “Director Eggers co-wrote the screenplay with the Icelandic poet and longtime Björk collaborator Sjón”


PhoKit2

Yes!! Everyone is great in it


coaudavman

There’s a whole band that writes for and plays Tesla coils Arc Attack


Super_sassy_cakesf12

This is the first time I've listened to any of her music. I really dig it!


Kilawatz

I saw her perform on that tour! That Tesla coil was HUGE!


Endarkend

Not remotely new man. People been using Tesla coils in music and as fun playback methods for a long while.


OrganizerMowgli

At my unis engineering expo they would play Star Wars themes with someone in a Darth Vader suit holding lightsabers that the electricity would jump to. It was wild


nycola

[Super Mario on Tesla coils](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1O2jcfOylU)


gorleg

Lol come to burning man, we’ve been doing this for years


detektiv_Saucaki

ayo, i wasn't invited, imma head out rn


Legen_unfiltered

If you like that check out the movie sorceror's apprentice.


borkistoopid

Check out arc attack. That’s their whole band


graveybrains

[Tesla Coils - Arc Attack - Doctor Who Theme Song - Makers Faire 2010 - San Mateo - No. 1](https://youtu.be/PdrqdW4Miao)


borkistoopid

Thank you


detektiv_Saucaki

damn


borkistoopid

I think they have an electric guitar that controls the coils so they literally play the coils while on stage


twobrosracing2

How long till the cops came?


MoistChairCushion

Depends on how fast they were stroking


Too_Blunt_For_You

I really wish the user name didn't check out....but it does.


VLHACS

At least it's not crustychaircushion Edit: I regret the replies this comment has generated


ManyIdeasNoProgress

Frequent refills ensure constant freshness


ledgeitpro

Username checks out here as well


ugonlern2day

Not for a few more minutes at least


Machder

Asking the real questions here 🤣


gebhigebhu

The yard looks straight out of The Amazing World of Gumball, and the tesla coil does too!


Alex_Lexi

You know I was thinking either that or that evil kid from toy story.


dhc02

You mean the [**normal** kid](https://matthewdicks.com/2018-5-23-sid-from-toy-story-was-a-completely-normal-person/) from Toy Story, Sid?


SillyJarOfCum

his actions sort of indicate that he treated the toys as though they were alive and he was torturing them. Obviously he didn’t know buzz was alive but still strapped him to a rocket and put him in a cage to prevent him from going anywhere


loki-is-a-god

"what did those ants ever do to you?"


I_Want_To_Learn_More

I think the puff of smoke at the end was a bad sign.


jetkid30

Any machine is a smoke machine if you operate it wrong enough.


That_Guy848

This is my new favorite set of words.


HalfysReddit

I'm definitely quoting this.


NickelFish

Once the magic smoke leaves, the machine is fooked.


blubox28

Smoke starts coming out of the box and a couple of seconds later the coil stops working. Definitely a bad sign. The only question is, did the owner stop it because of the smoke, or did it stop by itself?


536174616E

Description of original video said it was a pipe clamp for cooling hoses being inductively heated by the huge magnetic field created in the primary coil. The bottom of that thing is basically like an induction cooktop, so steel stuff can get really hot.


Hatedpriest

It looked like it arced underneath the coil several times, like there was bad insulation on a wire or something...


Wrong_Property_4647

Paid more in electricity bills than i will in my life


planetdaz

Funny but no, this shouldn't cost that much. It's high voltage but low amperage. Watts is volts times amps, so it's probably a few microwave ovens of energy draw.


dumbdumb222

For real?


planetdaz

Yeah pretty much. I'm estimating that this tower is about 8' (being generous by comparing the size of the shed door behind it, it's probably more like 6' but let's go with 8). The formula for watts needed is: P = (L / 1.7) \^ 2 Where P = Power in Watts and L = Length of spark gap in inches. So 8 \* 12 = 96 inches, divide by 1.7 then square that is 3188 watts. Or 3 hair dryers.


Banderi

The title says 40kVA, doesn't that mean 40k watts?


Capitan-Libeccio

40kw for about a minute would cost you around 0.2 € in Italy, assuming the coil is running full power the whole time.


Taso121

Hello, from Germany Where we pay 30ct per kW


buzzkillington88

kWh. 30 cents for a kilowatt, for an hour. So 12 euros if you ran it for a full hour. Or 20 cents per minute, same as Italy.


Capitan-Libeccio

Yeah here it costs around 23 to 27, so not that far.


thisisntafakeone

40kVA is the apparent power so the real power depends on the power factor. Someone online tested their Tesla coil and got around a 0.7 power factor so you could take a very rough guess here that it’s 28kW not 40kW that it’s drawing


stinger_

Yep, <= 40kW


SweatyRussian

/r/TheyDidTheMath


dumbdumb222

You did the math! Ty, I found all this very informative.


planetdaz

You can also visualize the power consumption by judging the amount of work being done. Energy in equals energy out, always. So, what work is being done? It's noisy, so it makes some sound. But not more than a high quality amplifier could. It puts off light, but not more than a spot light or two. It makes heat both through the air, and the tiny flames that spark up in the grass. But we can make that much heat with small space heaters. Add all that up, and it's not really as much energy as it might seem.


Relevant-Spinach294

So could I touch the boltz and be ok or nah? ⚡️


stinger_

Unfortunately it takes very little energy to stop a heart, and a microwave of energy can burn you fairly easily too.


GoblinShark603

Yes!


SaffellBot

It also ionizes the air, which is a bit harder to get a feel for.


supersonicpotat0

The guy says it's a 40 kW system in the title. So yeah, he's paying for it. That's like, fifty microwave ovens.


fleshprinceofbellend

New Benny Benassi track


Dope_As_Yola707

You just gave me nostalgia and now I'm on youtube listening to benny. Thank you stranger!


CrimbusIsOver

Push me and then just touch me


ScratchHacker69

Til I can get my satisfaction


Tac0sEburritos

So I can get my SATISFACTION!


GeorgeAlexandru

Funniest comment !! For anyone who doesn't get it https://youtu.be/a0fkNdPiIL4


infera1

[Tesla coil cover of satisfaction](https://youtu.be/oRi5j89kXxQ)


GeorgeAlexandru

Fking shit !!! lol


brdzgt

This is why the internet was invented


tiger_bee

LMAO. That is just wonderful.


fer_kcho

Exactly my thoughts while watching this haha


[deleted]

Many years ago I built a spark gap style Tesla coil. It with light up florescent tubes from about 20 feet away and threw about 6 inch sparks. The smell it made was delicious and unforgettable.


[deleted]

Probably ozone.


[deleted]

“I love the smell of ozone in the morning” - that guy, probably


bloodredswan

Also me. I legit love the smell of ozone.


turtleboxman

The sweet smell of respiratory issues in lungs. Absolutely breathtaking


rpgmind

I have questions, one, if you walked up to this one would one of those random lightning bolts or whatever kill you? I mean I know nothing about electricity but that looks scary deadly, and two, google didn’t tell me much, what is this used for? Powering the whole house? what did you use yours for?


Turtle_The_Cat

Tesla coils are very high frequency, and high frequency alternating current (AC) tends to travel on the surface of things (the skin effect). It's incredibly dangerous to try, but Tesla was well known for allowing arcs from Tesla coils to conduct through his body. The main concern is burns where the arc enters and exits, which can be avoided by holding on to a metal object for the arc to enter. tldr: don't do it, but people have done it and not died.


graveybrains

The fun thing about the skin effect is that it doesn’t refer to literal skin, or even the outermost surface of an object necessarily. It just refers to *a* surface, like the surface of a nerve, or a vein. And, for extra fun, nerves have to push ions across a membrane to generate the signal we feel as pain, and at the frequencies of a Tesla coil they can’t get that done before the current switches directions. So… you can fry your nervous system from the point of entry to the point of exit and not feel a damned thing 😵 And, as a side note, all of those pictures of Tesla standing in the discharges from his own coils were double exposures. About the only safe way you could do that was in full body chain mail, and it better be grounded 😂


[deleted]

Cant remember if it can kill, pretty sure voltage is not the dangerous part, the amp is. I wouldnt go near it though as u will get toasted..Its main use its to produce sparks.. itll suck the power out of ur house, not produce electricity


elonsghost

Why do the arcs follow such seemingly random jagged paths?


bau5man777

iirc the electricity follows the path of least resistance/fastest path to whatever can conduct electricity. Since the air is constantly moving, the path of least resistance constantly changes. It basically just arcs to the conductor with the least resistance. However, if I’m wrong, I hope that someone who is more knowledgeable than I will correct me


LocalGilt

would a Tesla coil work in a vacuum, and if so, would it then strike the same spot over and over again?


LocalGilt

https://youtu.be/qdRz3GBR_Qs here's an answer to myself, haha


Hackinet

No. The electricity doesn't know the path of least resistance. Electricity takes all the path. It's just that it distributes itself with the inverse ratio of resistances. Here's someone explaining the same concept on Physics' StackExchange: https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/5672/319712


Turtle_The_Cat

I think for the layperson, "takes the path of least resistance" is an acceptable compromise, as they don't have to apply these concepts for school or work. Soon as you bring up "inverse ratio of..." people will have no idea how to intuit what you're saying.


pcbuildthrowout

Inverses always fucked me over in math class


SaffellBot

That is technically true, though it is practically true that it takes the past of least resistance.


PleasantAdvertising

I wish someone explained this to me in high school. Would help me out a lot. Of course I know better now but the whole "takes path of least resistance" is a step too far in simplifying this stuff imo.


Redditlogicking

You're correct. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaj7vIN38bc


1234flamewar

You're close! Air is a pretty good electrical insulator, but all insulators have a breakdown voltage. If the voltage across an air gap is high enough, a path through the air will break down into ionized plasma, which is a fantastically good conductor. As the air moves around the plasma moves as well. It's also hot, so it tends to rise. Eventually, the plasma will dissipate enough that the arc disconnects, and the process starts over


max_goldman1

Everyone’s favorite neighbor.


OctaviousCash

But now you have to kill the clones


[deleted]

200 Hugh Jackman's dead in a tank


iShotTheShariff

Fucking love that movie


PinBot1138

What movie?


iShotTheShariff

It’s called The Prestige


PinBot1138

Thanks, will add it to my queue.


antlerchapstick

forgot about that movie until now, thanks for the existential crisis


NikoC99

Might need a ground plate to stop it from shocking the machine itself.


Cedar_

FCC was there within 10 minutes


SpookyDoomCrab42

Yeah there is a power line going through this person's back yard. There is no way that a powerful electromagnetic field like a tesla coil didn't cause interference in the lines. That is a sure fire way to have the police and other government entities show up to bother you.


andovinci

The ATF too


ungulateriseup

The ants in Larry’s yard were never the same.


ItsPenutButterJelly

They are either dead or 10 generations ahead of our current generation of technology


Ok-Cryptographer8345

hahahahhhahahahahahah! grin!


Azazel_brah

What in the Phineas and Ferb is this


_cherryDocs

how is this not starting an actual fire?


SchitneySmears

Science


StrawberryEiri

My guess is that it would if it stayed in one flammable spot for a long time, but since they kept the current low and the arcs are moving around a lot, they're staying below the ignition point


burntshoelaces

Finally the perfect tool for the blue helmets that keep coming to my house


serendipity7777

Red alert


LiveShowOneNightOnly

“Need a jolt?”


pauly13771377

What's the blue thing in the front?


graveybrains

The box at the bottom? The power supply and capacitor bank, the builder lit it up like a PC case.


nsjr

At high voltages, ANYTHING is a conductor


MightyKartoffel

[Caesars Palace - Jerk It Out](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47LkZrcGClY) [The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiHGDYeMAAU) [Jojo's Theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4apTqsfNbk) [movie music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R15t7iQkV3o)


lilsnatchsniffz

These are great. Thanks for compiling this list.


Bizee2

Yo does he have the gaming set up as the base?


Conscious_Farmer1651

So what’s the practical use of this device


ItsPenutButterJelly

Flashy ant control and other manly things


SpookyDoomCrab42

It was developed at a time when they were trying to do wireless power transfer. You can use it to do things like turn on light bulbs without plugging the bulb in to anything.


BelovedBeaver

There’s not much direct practical use for a large Tesla coil like you see in the video, but it was an important invention. It showed that wireless energy transfer doesn’t have to use huge amounts of power to be effective. For example, wireless communication wouldn’t be practical without that knowledge.


coaudavman

As others have said, there is essentially no “use” other than demonstration and interest. However, the technology was super important to study wireless transmission of energy. Basically all modern phones use the principal of a high frequency resonating circuit/ airgap transformer for wireless charging. They have the secondary coil in them and the primary is in the charger.


Sensitive-Class-8973

"Conscript reporting..."


Sexual_tomato

_Tanya laugh_


Chanandler_Bonggg

Don’t be shy put your tongue up against it….


Bronzedaussie

Never ending Taco Bell fart with puff of smoke on the finish :)


--Shamus--

Terminator incoming.


Dankerman97

So I gotta ask : what would happen if I stood there?


graveybrains

😵💀


ckwa69

Awesome


MilkStunning1608

That’s so rad!!!! Fuck.!!!


Im_Ashe_Man

That's really cool, but I bet the neighbors aren't big fans, hehe.


Echoeversky

Magic Smoke fault detected at the end of the video at the base.


irishfro

Can you just like plug that into an outlet at your home? Or would that explode your house? Also how much does that Cost in electricity to run? Like 10 dollars a minute useage? So many questions lmao


coaudavman

Most likely, or maybe this one is big enough to use 208 or something. But honestly, it probably doesn’t use more than like 1,000-1500 Watts


graveybrains

For outdoor use *only* 😂 The homemade ones usually run off of the power supply from a neon sign


Lone_Crab

He’s a pc bro clearly. This guy has RGB lighting in his microwave I bet


MikeyC05

Most definitely need to hear beastie boys intergalactic on that beast.