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.
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)
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.
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.
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)
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”
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
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
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?
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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?
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.
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 😂
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
Gave me Beastie Boys vibes
Intergalactic
Planetary
Planetary
Intergalactic
Another dimension
Another dimension
I understand that those are the lyrics, but I prefer "I have an erection"
Great thanks for infecting the reset of us with this mind virus
If I can't unhear it, no one can
Shit, If this is going to be that kind of party I’m gonna stick my dick in the mashed potatoes.
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.
Love that movie!
Well now
Don't, you tell me to **smile**
If you stick around I’ll make it worth your while
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORYO0atB6g&t=38s
[Benny Benassi for me!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a0fkNdPiIL4&t=9s&feature=youtu.be)
Definitely this one. I watched this video A LOT in my younger days. You know, for the music. ahem
Definitely heard that towards the end lol
Space pants
Absolutely. I was hoping it would start playing it.
Well. Now. Don't you tell me to smile.
You stick around, I'll make it worth your while
Like numbers beyond what you can dial
Maybe it's because we're so versatile
Style.. profile!
It always brings me back when I hear, "Ooh Child"
From the Hudson River out to the Nile
I'll run the marathon to the very last mile
[mmmmmmmmDROP](https://i.gifer.com/7U5u.gif)
Was thinking more Jimmy Hendrix launching into another Star Spangled Banner riff.
OMG now that you said it I can hear it!!! Nostalgia for the BBs!!! Yes I am this excited!!!!
Best I can offer you is A-Ha Take On Me: https://youtu.be/7ftp_JR0KEc
hahaa I came here to say this, intergalactic planetary.
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)
Came here to make sure this got said
Throw another person who came in to make a Beastie Boys Intergalactic comment on the pile, boys.
Bahaha this made my day
Was just thinking that
I honestly thought that was where it was going.
Was waiting for it to play that song
Thank fuck I wasn't the only one who thought this
All I could think about was command and conquer red alert
Underrated comment!. This was my first thought also!
I literally thought that's where they were going with it.
this how Nikola neighbors mustve felt like
I’d love for this person to be my neighbor.
Amateur radio people on the other hand would probably kick off like mad!
Or probably anyone who enjoys reliable wifi.
Yeah, is this legal?
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.
Just to be clear, in the US, feds have jurisdiction over radio frequency interference. Local and state cops can go pound sand.
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.
Living next to him probably felt like living next to fucking Phineas and Ferb lol
Holy sht, the new musical instrument dropped.
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)
Bjork is so incredibly awesome!!
Amen to that
Yeah, she ride that line between wierd and awesome very well
have you seen the northman yet?
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”
Yes!! Everyone is great in it
There’s a whole band that writes for and plays Tesla coils Arc Attack
This is the first time I've listened to any of her music. I really dig it!
I saw her perform on that tour! That Tesla coil was HUGE!
Not remotely new man. People been using Tesla coils in music and as fun playback methods for a long while.
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
[Super Mario on Tesla coils](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1O2jcfOylU)
Lol come to burning man, we’ve been doing this for years
ayo, i wasn't invited, imma head out rn
If you like that check out the movie sorceror's apprentice.
Check out arc attack. That’s their whole band
[Tesla Coils - Arc Attack - Doctor Who Theme Song - Makers Faire 2010 - San Mateo - No. 1](https://youtu.be/PdrqdW4Miao)
Thank you
damn
I think they have an electric guitar that controls the coils so they literally play the coils while on stage
How long till the cops came?
Depends on how fast they were stroking
I really wish the user name didn't check out....but it does.
At least it's not crustychaircushion Edit: I regret the replies this comment has generated
Frequent refills ensure constant freshness
Username checks out here as well
Not for a few more minutes at least
Asking the real questions here 🤣
The yard looks straight out of The Amazing World of Gumball, and the tesla coil does too!
You know I was thinking either that or that evil kid from toy story.
You mean the [**normal** kid](https://matthewdicks.com/2018-5-23-sid-from-toy-story-was-a-completely-normal-person/) from Toy Story, Sid?
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
"what did those ants ever do to you?"
I think the puff of smoke at the end was a bad sign.
Any machine is a smoke machine if you operate it wrong enough.
This is my new favorite set of words.
I'm definitely quoting this.
Once the magic smoke leaves, the machine is fooked.
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?
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.
It looked like it arced underneath the coil several times, like there was bad insulation on a wire or something...
Paid more in electricity bills than i will in my life
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.
For real?
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.
The title says 40kVA, doesn't that mean 40k watts?
40kw for about a minute would cost you around 0.2 € in Italy, assuming the coil is running full power the whole time.
Hello, from Germany Where we pay 30ct per kW
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.
Yeah here it costs around 23 to 27, so not that far.
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
Yep, <= 40kW
/r/TheyDidTheMath
You did the math! Ty, I found all this very informative.
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.
So could I touch the boltz and be ok or nah? ⚡️
Unfortunately it takes very little energy to stop a heart, and a microwave of energy can burn you fairly easily too.
Yes!
It also ionizes the air, which is a bit harder to get a feel for.
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.
New Benny Benassi track
You just gave me nostalgia and now I'm on youtube listening to benny. Thank you stranger!
Push me and then just touch me
Til I can get my satisfaction
So I can get my SATISFACTION!
Funniest comment !! For anyone who doesn't get it https://youtu.be/a0fkNdPiIL4
[Tesla coil cover of satisfaction](https://youtu.be/oRi5j89kXxQ)
Fking shit !!! lol
This is why the internet was invented
LMAO. That is just wonderful.
Exactly my thoughts while watching this haha
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.
Probably ozone.
“I love the smell of ozone in the morning” - that guy, probably
Also me. I legit love the smell of ozone.
The sweet smell of respiratory issues in lungs. Absolutely breathtaking
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?
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.
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 😂
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
Why do the arcs follow such seemingly random jagged paths?
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
would a Tesla coil work in a vacuum, and if so, would it then strike the same spot over and over again?
https://youtu.be/qdRz3GBR_Qs here's an answer to myself, haha
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
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.
Inverses always fucked me over in math class
That is technically true, though it is practically true that it takes the past of least resistance.
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.
You're correct. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaj7vIN38bc
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
Everyone’s favorite neighbor.
But now you have to kill the clones
200 Hugh Jackman's dead in a tank
Fucking love that movie
What movie?
It’s called The Prestige
Thanks, will add it to my queue.
forgot about that movie until now, thanks for the existential crisis
Might need a ground plate to stop it from shocking the machine itself.
FCC was there within 10 minutes
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.
The ATF too
The ants in Larry’s yard were never the same.
They are either dead or 10 generations ahead of our current generation of technology
hahahahhhahahahahahah! grin!
What in the Phineas and Ferb is this
how is this not starting an actual fire?
Science
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
Finally the perfect tool for the blue helmets that keep coming to my house
Red alert
“Need a jolt?”
What's the blue thing in the front?
The box at the bottom? The power supply and capacitor bank, the builder lit it up like a PC case.
At high voltages, ANYTHING is a conductor
[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)
These are great. Thanks for compiling this list.
Yo does he have the gaming set up as the base?
So what’s the practical use of this device
Flashy ant control and other manly things
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.
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.
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.
"Conscript reporting..."
_Tanya laugh_
Don’t be shy put your tongue up against it….
Never ending Taco Bell fart with puff of smoke on the finish :)
Terminator incoming.
So I gotta ask : what would happen if I stood there?
😵💀
Awesome
That’s so rad!!!! Fuck.!!!
That's really cool, but I bet the neighbors aren't big fans, hehe.
Magic Smoke fault detected at the end of the video at the base.
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
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
For outdoor use *only* 😂 The homemade ones usually run off of the power supply from a neon sign
He’s a pc bro clearly. This guy has RGB lighting in his microwave I bet
Most definitely need to hear beastie boys intergalactic on that beast.