Tesla Coil + Argon + Paper Towel + Sword = Fire and Lightning

Bill Beaty (wbeaty) brought some Argon (among many other things) down to Hackerbot Labs to play with the Tesla Coils.

We filled a glass Florence flask full of argon and capped it with paper towel. Set said flask on top of a Tesla Coil. We also had a grounded sword-thing (named "Daggar"). Sparks from Daggar ignited the paper towel.

I think this video is better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqxgQRd-oU

Wanna build your own Tesla Coil: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+build+a+tesla+coil

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• TeslaCoil Tesla Tesla Coil
• HBL Hackerbot Labs
• science
• physics
• electricity
• lightning
• daggar
• catching lightning
• fire
• plasma

[exeforever]

Shit just got real.

[yoyoj3d1]

I think I said something very similar when Bill showed up with the pony keg of argon.

[bati555]

holy fuck Red alert 2 in real life?

[foolsterinc]

I feel that this better represents red alert 1 and its expansions, because in the second one the Tesla coils were made a lot weaker.

[yoyoj3d1]

Gotta charge 'em up with Tesla Troopers!

[yoyoj3d1]

I went with a spherical top-load because I was just re-playing Red Alert 2.

[dspspwii]

Shiny! must touch

ow holy ****

[Andolem]

cool

[yurikgaara]

it looks like and UFO shooting the red beam of DOOM 0 46

[tinySpectacle]

This is very cool!

[wbeaty]

Arcs couple through the glass, then go through the argon and into the air. They're hot enough to ignite the paper towel.

The tiny sparks act strangely, seeming to follow the arcs in air. Those sparks might be carbon-based ball lightnings, similar to the silica-based BL recently made in the lab.

[1080portal]

that would be my jedi power hoooooooooooly

[araluen443]

do you know where I can find out how? Caus I have no idea how to build one.

[foolsterinc]

I can see your point and I agree completely, I had just forgot you could charge up the Tesla coils with the Tesla Troopers.