High-Voltage Fun, Without the Threat of Death

Electrical contractor 'Jack Sparx' has a bit of a fixation with shocking strangers. Wired.com editor Daniel Dumas learns - the hard way - about this electricity-wielding character.

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Science & Technology

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• Tesla coil
• maker faire
• wired
• jack sparx

[Peacenik]

shocking video

[kukelz]

I heard Spielberg is making a movie out of this and its called:

The old crazy professor who had a sick enjoyment shocking young boys 80 times in a row and still find it funny.

[DavySigfusson]

There's a saying, and is well known among many electricians, and it goes something like: "The voltage will hurt you, but the current(Or Ampere's) will kill you"

[kukelz]

@whitetigress123 Hahaha at first i thought you were serious for a second! Thats à good one man!! Filled with contempt... Thats gold.

[whitetigress123]

@kukelz ..... you are an ass and filled with contempt prior to investigation... ignorance can be educated... but stupid just is.......if your just ignorant we can hope you'll out grow it....

[Soulwise22]

I saw this booth at the maker faire. It was very educational and intrigued peoples minds, especially children so they would be open to new possibilities for the future.

[DragonFlyback256]

Look at his hair at 0:07 xD

[Lilithgold13]

that's cool your shocking the other guy 23 times. But that must have sucked for him

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

There is still a threat of death, it's just an empty threat, like the kind you get from your mailman after your dog attacks him for the fifth day in a row.

[EmilxLollipop]

one hand on each one and then can the gf start giving blowjob xD

[SkaraaBradock]

cool a giant van der graaf generator. In my high voltage technichs lab we use high voltage and high current, up to 1000 amps, to simulate the effects of shortcircuits on high voltage power lines, it's a heck of a lot more dangerous and at the same time more awesome.