@HorizonDelta Wayne Strattman with Strattman Design in Boston has been known to make similar globes for around $1K. The Bill Parker pieces have a variable-frequency driver, contain multiple images, and can be programmed to sweep through a whole range of different "looks" and power settings by the owner. Most other globes are fixed-frequency, and have to be adjusted by hand to show different version of the same basic image.
@TheBigMagicalUnicorn They cost around $3K and you would have to contact the artist William P. Parker, who lives in Waitsfield, Vermont, or an associate of his with a YouTube username Lightningman2 to get this image. The sculpture is called "Sleepless Nights"
@apapalonglong I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but my understanding is that these sculptures were designed for audience participation, and because they are made from luminous gas and appear to have a lot of "personality" and varied movement, they can evoke a very strong emotional response in some people.
I meant that thing is so awesome I want one! other ways to say that you want something is saying that you wanna have sex with it. but i don't, I just want one for teh avsumniss!
Thanks for the offer. I did not know Bill was still making his sculptures. This particular globe (and some others like it with different gas mixtures in them) was left behind in the Glass Depot at Studio for Visual Technologies in Stamford, CT with black RTV silicone on the stem. It wound up for sale by a Chicago science surplus dealer for the glass globe in 2003 and was still inside a Corning Glass Works box and packed with some newspaper dated Feb 1984.
Plasma globes run on much less current and with much lower voltages than the average theatrical-grade Tesla coil, and the resistance of the gas fill absorbs most of the energy, making them normally safe to handle. Tesla coils run in air with about 1,000 times more power and can easily cause serious electrical burns. Plasma globes are domesticated miniature versions of Tesla coils that are usually not housebroken.
The Bill Parker Sleepless Nights edition was sold out in the late 1980s. Contact Wayne Strattman with Strattman Design in Boston (USA) I have seen evidence that he can make 12 inch museum-grade globes with an image very similar to this one. ( International shipping for a 12 inch plasma globe starts at $600 USD. ) This specimen of SN is part of a special exhibit and is not for sale.
Kool, it seems to be expensive, though ...
HorizonDelta 1 month ago
@HorizonDelta Wayne Strattman with Strattman Design in Boston has been known to make similar globes for around $1K. The Bill Parker pieces have a variable-frequency driver, contain multiple images, and can be programmed to sweep through a whole range of different "looks" and power settings by the owner. Most other globes are fixed-frequency, and have to be adjusted by hand to show different version of the same basic image.
StandingWulf 1 month ago
@TheBigMagicalUnicorn They cost around $3K and you would have to contact the artist William P. Parker, who lives in Waitsfield, Vermont, or an associate of his with a YouTube username Lightningman2 to get this image. The sculpture is called "Sleepless Nights"
StandingWulf 1 month ago
i want this thing.... i want it very badly... i also want the mony it costs... also very badly... tohugh i might want the globe more
combatplayer 1 year ago
@combatplayer I'm sorry but none of the sculptures featured in the online exhibit are for sale, especially the Bill Parker pieces.
StandingWulf 1 year ago
@StandingWulf -.- Theft it is then. loljks I wouldn't. But this thing is still so epic
lonesoldier33 2 months ago
I wanna have sex with that thing. but not in a sexual way. do you know how I mean?
apapalonglong 1 year ago
@apapalonglong I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but my understanding is that these sculptures were designed for audience participation, and because they are made from luminous gas and appear to have a lot of "personality" and varied movement, they can evoke a very strong emotional response in some people.
StandingWulf 1 year ago
I meant that thing is so awesome I want one! other ways to say that you want something is saying that you wanna have sex with it. but i don't, I just want one for teh avsumniss!
apapalonglong 1 year ago
@StandingWulf where can i buy it ? can you give me the link ?
gfrtemo 4 months ago
@gfrtemo I will send you the contact information I have for Bill Parker via YouTube message.
StandingWulf 4 months ago
Bill Parker still will make a REAL Sleepless Nights if you desire one. No need to buy a knock off. Bil's lab is in Vermont. He is not hard to find
lightningman2 2 years ago
Thanks for the offer. I did not know Bill was still making his sculptures. This particular globe (and some others like it with different gas mixtures in them) was left behind in the Glass Depot at Studio for Visual Technologies in Stamford, CT with black RTV silicone on the stem. It wound up for sale by a Chicago science surplus dealer for the glass globe in 2003 and was still inside a Corning Glass Works box and packed with some newspaper dated Feb 1984.
StandingWulf 2 years ago
@StandingWulf You lucky bastard. I live 5 blocks from that place. I'll call them tomorrow but I doubt they'll have any left.
trueblu8 1 year ago
@lightningman2 How would one contact this lab?
trueblu8 1 year ago
what is different from tesla coil and plasma ball
alanjador234 2 years ago
Plasma globes run on much less current and with much lower voltages than the average theatrical-grade Tesla coil, and the resistance of the gas fill absorbs most of the energy, making them normally safe to handle. Tesla coils run in air with about 1,000 times more power and can easily cause serious electrical burns. Plasma globes are domesticated miniature versions of Tesla coils that are usually not housebroken.
StandingWulf 2 years ago
it is a tesla coil!!!!!!!!!!!
giakful 2 years ago
Yep. Tesla coil in a xenon bottle.
StandingWulf 2 years ago
just dont put 1 finger on top of the other one when you touch the ball.....it might be painfull :p (cool video, btw)
KeswickCamp08 2 years ago
where can I buy one like this from??
I`ve seen large multicolored ones from america but they will not ship them out to the UK ?? any advice would be appriciated.
Nice plasma ball though...thought of selling it ?
hipstarchild 3 years ago
The Bill Parker Sleepless Nights edition was sold out in the late 1980s. Contact Wayne Strattman with Strattman Design in Boston (USA) I have seen evidence that he can make 12 inch museum-grade globes with an image very similar to this one. ( International shipping for a 12 inch plasma globe starts at $600 USD. ) This specimen of SN is part of a special exhibit and is not for sale.
StandingWulf 3 years ago
target :))) i hv one
icecubehashem 2 years ago
nice!
yuranius 3 years ago
gases?
Xxero0 3 years ago
It contains a proprietary (trade secret) mixture developed by Bill Parker
StandingWulf 3 years ago
Xenon Argon & Nitrogen
Oz6102 2 years ago
Excellent Example! Nice effect too!
nerodesign000 3 years ago