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Shocking, Really

tesla and his coil

Nickola Tesla should be in the history books alongside Edison (his awesome science rival), but he’s not because I don’t live in Serbia (there his face is on money!). Or maybe he is and I don’t remember.

The brilliant Serb-turned-American invented a boatload of stuff … including the Tesla coil! That’s the name of that glowing ball that shoots lightening and decorates the apartments/labs/dungeons of mad scientists everywhere. It’s also commonly used to light street lamps.

For Tim and Eric of the mighty Geekadelphia

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