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To: xjcsa

I always thought it was so the practical joker in the class (why are you all looking at ME?) could turn electrolytic capacitors into fircrackers by using a suicide cord and a wall outlet.


9 posted on 11/20/2011 10:29:03 PM PST by Antonello (Oh my God, don't shoot the banana!)
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To: Antonello

“I always thought it was so the practical joker in the class (why are you all looking at ME?) could turn electrolytic capacitors into fircrackers by using a suicide cord and a wall outlet.”

They took all the fun out of when they started scoring the tops of the cans with an X. Now they just go “PHHHSSSS”.


15 posted on 11/20/2011 10:52:07 PM PST by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
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To: Antonello
I always thought it was so the practical joker in the class (why are you all looking at ME?) could turn electrolytic capacitors into fircrackers by using a suicide cord and a wall outlet.

I had a Model T spark coil. Great for creating a high voltage arc. Excellent for charging a Sprague Orange Drop capacitor. The go "snap" in the palms of unsuspecting folks. Also lots of fun if you fancy the Star Wars "light saber" accomplished with a fluorescent tube glowing from the spark coil. Even better if you have the patience to construct a sizable Tesla coil. Little "fingers" of electricity arcing all the way to the walls (while the foolish sat out in the hallway to watch).

18 posted on 11/20/2011 10:58:51 PM PST by Myrddin
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