12,000 VoLt !!! JaCobS LadDer

This is a 12,000 volt jacobs ladder that I built in my spare time working at the university.. its power source is a neon sigh transformer purchased off ebay.. the box is made from some mahogany found in the university wood shops scrap pile... the brass and porcelain standoffs are vintage WW2 new old stock parts that must have been used on old ships to run high voltage lines (purchased on ebay of course)... the electrodes are some cleaned welding rods and the wire is 25kv neon sign wire (you guessed it, ebay) and it has a 20ft extension cord to plug in from safe distance...
Enjoy...

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[hoffy1138]

whoa! the sound is so familiar!

[waterfordjim]

I stuck my PENIS in one of those things. Hurt like a motherfucker. :-D

[EricanTheFirst]

ya started feeling a little braver at the end didn't ya, (closer with the camera) 

[TheRok97]

but the question is: will it blend?

[frengel777]

pinky are you poundering what im poundering?

[brandon14872]

@PsychoScientist007 probably, because a inverter can change the 12 or 24 volts into 120 volts and be able to power a neon sign transformer which would be operating the jacobs ladder

[MrSladeCintron1]

I MUST LICK IT 0-o

[Spydamonky1]

you only get 9/10... you didnt tell us how to make one!! :D

[gwsslowstick]

What was the total cost?

[awesomelightning]

I love that noise!