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Super Mario Bros. Tesla Coil

kratos1010 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:58:50 MST

So cool! I want one!

kratos1010

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sean09 — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:34:27 MST

haha awesome!

sean09

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NaughtyBitsGLiF — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:42:40 MST

A+ posting! This is what the internet is all about. I'm on my way to the link now to read more into this, it intrigues me. Thanks Kotaku!

NaughtyBitsGLiF

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Popeonabomb — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:49:25 MST

Remember the classic icon of a radio broadcasting? The one where it looks like sparks are coming off a tower? That is because old radio towers were just modified Tesla coils, and sparks jumped off them just like in this video.

Basically, this is the mario theme played over primitive radio.

Popeonabomb

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Kublikahn — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:38:27 MST

OMG i want one. Maybe it'll keep the annoying neighbors away.

Kublikahn

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ClutchWarrior — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:35:34 MST

It amazing what people can do with their imagination.

ClutchWarrior

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xuratu — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:23:11 MST

So cool!!

xuratu

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DigitalFigure — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:47:11 MST

@Samst:

That would sure make alot of people feel safer.

Awesome.

DigitalFigure

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Major251 — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:44:22 MST

@vecha:
Yeah, he basically was a competitor with Edison, but Tesla's method, the Tesla Coil, transmitted electricity through the air instead of with wires. In one of it's main proofs of concept, he powered the entire 1893 World's Fair. However, it was not exactly practical, building a gigantic lightning shooting device to power the world, so it lost to the lightbulb in the long run.

He also invented the Radio and paved the way for what would become AC power.

Major251

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Silver_Emperor — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:34:41 MST

Now that is cool.

Just hope that you don't stand to close when they start that baby up. Cause it will definitely be a 'shocking' experience.

Silver_Emperor

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Vecha — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:10:24 MST

Tesla...the guy who was an electricity scientist right?

Vecha

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Cardigan Square — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:54:24 MST

Could we get some Cheetahmen II?

Cardigan Square

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GrimaceXL — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:04:05 MST

@Deathwalker9000: If you hold a light bulb near those things you die.

GrimaceXL

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DaDeath — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:56:58 MST

Epic, video of the week!

DaDeath

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jonyet — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:17:30 MST

fucking brilliant

jonyet

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SH17SH17 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:12:36 MST

Think of the minds you could blow at a talent show.

SH17SH17

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Dudemeister — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:06:41 MST

I just shat myself.

Dudemeister

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darkmoonz — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:43:54 MST

@warik: I thought the same thing. Gotta love people...

darkmoonz

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Shifter — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:24:14 MST

Now let's hear the Tesla Contra theme.

Shifter

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kmcart — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:11:56 MST

That is just pure awesomeness...

kmcart

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telamascope — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:44:34 MST

what gamers will do with extra money and a lot of time...

but seriously, tis is awesome

telamascope

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bowlofpetunias — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:11:29 MST

@Particleman: Toward the end of that video, the coil begins playing the chorus to "Domino Effect" by Ozma

bowlofpetunias

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theregaloinker — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:05:32 MST

I think we have a new power-up...

theregaloinker

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GamerBunny — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:04:04 MST

AWESOME. That's really fantastic.

GamerBunny

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streamy — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:36:33 MST

Astounding! There should be a Tesla coil concert or something.

streamy

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Kaljin — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:10:25 MST

Wow...this is really awesome. I wanna know how these guys did it, and I didn't even know that tesla coils could make sounds like that. I'm bookmarking this.

Kaljin

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lilbrotherjohn — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:43:41 MST

"Ima make one tonight"

lilbrotherjohn

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Frank — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:38:41 MST

Science is now somewhat fun again. It'd previously been just boring. >___>

Frank

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Sir Chrissy Poo — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:34:53 MST

Things like this really make me wish I was better at DIY projects. How hard are these to make?

Sir Chrissy Poo

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ChuckieT — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:33:05 MST

That is really sick, with tesla coils?!?!

ChuckieT

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Sawboss — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:31:38 MST

My favorite is the lightning playing the bass part. It's so cute when it's playing that "boop". Awww!

Sawboss

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Michael Tarpey — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:05:01 MST

That was ridiculous.

I loved it.

Michael Tarpey

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deathshots — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:58:32 MST

lol, that's awesome. it's like watching ambience for songs but IRL

deathshots

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Altima NEO — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:58:05 MST

@bigman88zz: Ive seen this before too. It was just as awesome then as it is now.

Altima NEO

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tdahl — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:39:45 MST

I'd pay to see that.

tdahl

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Tibbe — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:38:49 MST

Does it multiply cats and hats as well?

Tibbe

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Belias — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:38:44 MST

Really freakin awesome!

The wonders of modern age... just amazing

Belias

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GullyZiss — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:19:46 MST

Thats what the Command and Conquer theme should have been performed on. Throw in some of the sound fx from the soldiers getting fried from them and you have an awesome techno remix.

GullyZiss

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CAHP19 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:02:06 MST

but can it play the halo theme song?

CAHP19

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GuNNerShoW — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:00:28 MST

haha, that was great. Webster's should put that video in for the definition of "Nerd"

GuNNerShoW

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Dirigible — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:58:34 MST

oh man, science rocks completely.

Dirigible

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KiyuKo — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:54:18 MST

Even better than the original one.
I don't understand how this thing can work, but the result is amazing.

KiyuKo

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Klappstuhl — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:48:01 MST

Now play the Cheetah Men II Theme on it!

Klappstuhl

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DigiMish — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:48:01 MST

It's like tesla week at Kotaku, what with the display of the C&C one before...

Interesting things tesla coils are... more video games should use them.

Off the top of my head, I can only think of C&C, and the weapon tesla coil from Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

DigiMish

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sambooga — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:36:20 MST

I'd like to see maybe O Fortuna played on the giant indoor tesla coil in the Boston Museum of Science. That would be crazy awesome.

sambooga

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necrozen — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:32:39 MST

freakin sweet lightshow, man

necrozen

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Edge of Blade — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:26:56 MST

Want to hear something funny? I got a frozen coffee at my favorite coffee shop, and the whipped cream on the top shocked my tongue.

Wierd Science!

Edge of Blade

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snidervx — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:26:14 MST

They should make a three more telsa coils and try using them as 5.1 speakers. XD

snidervx

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McKack — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:03:56 MST

@warik: For people that don't know how to set shutter speeds. And it works...

McKack

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DeciBass — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:03:33 MST

With things like this I tend to wonder "why would someone waste their time doing this," but I have to say, why don't people do things like this more often...

DeciBass

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Streettech300 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:59:18 MST

Holy crap, imagine what that would look like if you made them play some Slayer!!!

Streettech300

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gcZanmato — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:55:11 MST

Wow, almost makes me wish I liked science.

gcZanmato

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MasterC-los — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:53:39 MST

Haven't we seen a mario bros tesla coil b4?

MasterC-los

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imbusion — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:47:07 MST

I'm a high school physics teacher. I'm definitely going to show this to my students when we get to Electricity and Magnetism :)

imbusion

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soonerjudd — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:44:09 MST

That....was.....AWESOME!!!!

soonerjudd

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VakeroRokero — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:31:28 MST

Stop giving ideas to Nintendo, I don't wanna get my house burned when this shows up in the next DS Tesla...

VakeroRokero

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stormcrow85 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:27:09 MST

I wonder if that is going to be on ebay and i wonder what it would cost, because honest who doesn't need that, well maybe my 1 year old daughter, I'll just tell her NO! NO!

stormcrow85

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bebop4one — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:20:13 MST

i saw this a while ago, but it's still pretty cool.

bebop4one

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The_Fatman — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:16:43 MST

Very Cool!
Now I want to see someone stand between them.

The_Fatman

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friscom99 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:59:29 MST

That's hecka cool!

friscom99

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Hoxie — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:56:53 MST

Not only do they play music, they play stereo.

Hoxie

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gadgetfanatic — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:51:25 MST

Ladies and gentlemen, Although some of you may think this is a cool idea, these people are professionals. Kotaku does not endorse or recomend trying this at home. This is a potentially dangerous experiment which could result in the loss of life if not done properly. So please, for your safety and the safety of others, DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

gadgetfanatic

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functioningbadly — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:48:28 MST

Simply amazing feat

functioningbadly

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akibaka — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:47:55 MST

Never knew you could do that with a tesla coil. Well done!

akibaka

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Temperature — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:37:22 MST

always wanted to build one.

Temperature

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red_muffins — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:34:32 MST

A great song in gaming made even greater through the manipulation of electricity. What an interesting idea? I would love to have that kind of hardware.

Each coil is assigned to a separate midi channel. So, more coils could allow for greater variety...eventually creating a lightning orchestra. It's loud too. 110 dB according to the YouTube video "about" comments ^_^[www.youtube.com]

red_muffins

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MonkeyBiz — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:33:36 MST

Have it play Love, or Signs!....

MonkeyBiz

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HAL9triple0 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:33:04 MST

:D Wow! That's absolutely amazing! Thanks for posting this! How long until we all can we see Tesla coil concerts?

HAL9triple0

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heyty19 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:27:58 MST

this is exactly why tesla invented those things, trust me

heyty19

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PatMan33 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:25:01 MST

That's the best thing I've seen all year.

PatMan33

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ActionDatsun — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:24:30 MST

If only they would switch into the subterranean music.

ActionDatsun

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Beaulieu — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:22:42 MST

That is awesome.

Beaulieu

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blacksamurai87 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:16:37 MST

How in the world, then, do they control the loudness of the tesla coil's reaction with oxygen when it diffuses and loses potential energy/photon charge? Beyond words, I'll say. But not beyond numbers!

MIT, figure it out!

blacksamurai87

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Kadugen — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:15:28 MST

i need to hook that up to my guitar hero

Kadugen

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Pete — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:15:20 MST

Now hook that up to Guitar Hero.

Pete

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Squirrelbot3000 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:14:41 MST

...but can it play Freebird?

Squirrelbot3000

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Bluefire2288 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:12:38 MST

This is why scinece is awesome, for all the useless yet insanely entertaining things it yields.

Bluefire2288

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Squirrelbot3000 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:08:42 MST

But can it play Freebird?

Squirrelbot3000

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Genocyde — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:07:04 MST

I thought this was going to be a shitty basement tesla coil that some guy made do the same song, even though you could barely hear it. What a surprise to see this new vid though, that was freakin' awesome!

Genocyde

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edb87 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:51:31 MST

That is amazing.

edb87

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altgod — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:50:34 MST

Underground theme is on collegehumor.

altgod

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altgod — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:49:59 MST

The underground theme is out there somewhere. I think I saw it on collegehumor. It was just one of the songs that tesla could do.

altgod

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sacwchiri — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:40:54 MST

just after i manage to get that song out of my head it comes barging in again.

sacwchiri

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Shiryu — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:38:26 MST

I declare this to be the best thing ever of all best things ever made in the history of mankind. Yes, sorry, it even beats Penicillin.

Shiryu

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AllKindsOfRalph — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:38:05 MST

haha that is awesome

AllKindsOfRalph

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stayoutofthecatbox — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:37:15 MST

I wonder if someone running out in the middle of that would produce some kind of Jimi Hendrix-esque solo...

stayoutofthecatbox

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Akiraa20 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:30:13 MST

lol that rocks

Akiraa20

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Garcia — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:25:28 MST

That was a brave moth flying through the sparks around 45 secs from the end of the video!

Garcia

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MonkeyBiz — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:24:45 MST

Activision's new game will be Telsa Coil Hero....

MonkeyBiz

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hrabbit — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:18:28 MST

DAMN! that was kick ass! =o wooo! science pwns!

hrabbit

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SSJPabs — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:16:50 MST

So what you're saying is the Mario Brothers experience is just another natural phenomena?

Sweet.

SSJPabs

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Green-clad Gamer Dude — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:13:43 MST

Down-freaking-loaded.

Green-clad Gamer Dude

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Seita — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:13:12 MST

Damn that's pretty cool. I imagine they'll work on getting the coils to play full mp3s. Wonder if they'll ever hold a concert.

Seita

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rebelphoenix — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:09:51 MST

That is damn awesome but I'd hate to see the electric bill.

rebelphoenix

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brello — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:08:44 MST

@bigman88zz: I seem to recall that too, but I don't remember it being this good.

That was fun to watch!

brello

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roskink — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:05:52 MST

Nice! I'd like to hear how the 9th would sound on that.

roskink

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Chilly Hollow — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:05:14 MST

@Cennus: Very sick. But it's dark outside and we are all drunk.

Chilly Hollow

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Acunia — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:03:06 MST

Yupp it has been post way long ago, but that one had much clearer sound and no "cowabunga" dudes talking in the background

Acunia

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MNC — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:59:04 MST

@bigman88zz: I swear that's the exact same thing that came to my mind.

MNC

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Galvatron — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:58:20 MST

Holy Tesla Coil Tuesday!!

Galvatron

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SuperMaxZero — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:54:48 MST

In a few decades, will we have MP3 quality Tesla music?

SuperMaxZero

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kingpan — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:53:34 MST

it sounds awesome but jesus there is way to many tesla coil videos.

kingpan

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inphanta — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:51:46 MST

I make my own music and I would certainly welcome something like this for one of my live sets! :D

inphanta

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Warik — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:47:01 MST

Is it just me or people trying to take pictures of light with a flash?

Warik

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fenex13 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:46:08 MST

Simply awesome. Now I want someone to make a Tesla Coil play Frog's Theme from Chrono Trigger. Do it.

fenex13

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zemm — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:43:34 MST

that is quite possibly the coolest thing I've ever seen.

zemm

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Grue — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:39:34 MST

This is pretty damn awesome. I'd love to see this in person.

Grue

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bigman88zz — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:39:00 MST

@BtownDesignGuy: thats the one

bigman88zz

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dv8godd — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:36:45 MST

Mix that with a Ruben's Tube and you'd have one hell of an insane nighttime show.

For those unfamiliar with what a Ruben's Tube is...
[www.youtube.com]

dv8godd

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Chesu — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:32:44 MST

I could have sworn this was on Kotaku over a year ago..

Chesu

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DamienMagi — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:31:35 MST

Wow, this a lot like the series on PBS. People make music and then make a digital image representing the music and follows along with the music very much like the one shone here. But with many more layers and much more detailed.

I don't remember what the program was called though, I learned this in band class.

DamienMagi

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Tiger-Fever — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:30:57 MST

That is so awesome. I wish I had that much time.

Tiger-Fever

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chainlink13 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:30:56 MST

@Deathwalker9000: Yeah, I heard about that...stinking Edison and his DC (or was it AC? I forget my science) ruined Tesla. I want wireless power dammit!

chainlink13

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amazinglarry — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:29:43 MST

@Particleman: Hahah yeah, I was going to post that one too if nobody else did. I think that video answered the question if it could 'sustain longer notes'.

amazinglarry

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Heliophage — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:29:34 MST

Has this much power ever been dedicated to playing a midi before?

Heliophage

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BtownDesignGuy — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:29:28 MST

@bigman88zz: I think you might be talking about this post. What's interesting here is, it's the same idea, same song, but you can clearly tell it's a different video, because the Tesla Coils are shaped differently. Plus, the sound on this new video is far superior.

BtownDesignGuy

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Spud387 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:28:43 MST

For everyone that thinks this has already been posted, you are thinking of this video:
[www.youtube.com]

Spud387

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jonesy08 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:26:32 MST

Science is kool!!

jonesy08

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Zastai — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:26:00 MST

I think I saw something very similar several months ago - but that doesn't change the fact that this video is dripping with awesomosity.

Zastai

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wearelegion — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:25:40 MST

Its a little known fact that this exactly what Tesla envisioned when creating the coils.

wearelegion

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Kupo! — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:20:32 MST

I'm sorry, I must be a huge geek/physics nerd to say this, but this is like one of the coolest things I have seen in my entire life...

Kupo!

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ShineyBlueShoes — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:19:34 MST

And then Edisons goons show up to burn his house down.

ShineyBlueShoes

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mattatat — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:18:14 MST

Now if he could only mass produce a miniature version, he'd get my order.

mattatat

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tetracycloide — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:17:58 MST

'awwww yeah' eye witness guy... i hate 'awwww yeah' eye witness guy

tetracycloide

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dead_red_eyes — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:14:44 MST

Tesla Coils are full of WIN!

dead_red_eyes

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Beatseeker — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:14:40 MST

kewl coilz dewd

Beatseeker

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redbeardage — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:13:29 MST

Tesla's spirit beyond the grave is overjoyed by this demonstration. Take that, Edison!

redbeardage

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somari — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:13:20 MST

Old.

somari

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TheCakeIsALie — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:12:57 MST

That's awesome!!

Gotta love 73# 1/V732/V375.

TheCakeIsALie

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shihtinghappily — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:12:42 MST

AWESOME!!!! Even though they don't really look that much alike or anything, this is nostalgic of C&C Red Alert...

shihtinghappily

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t0yrobo — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:12:01 MST

Those Allies won't know what hit them when they find these things in the soviet base.

t0yrobo

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gils0n — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:11:49 MST

@Grahamunculus:

Hahahahah

gils0n

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Zootch — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:11:44 MST

that'd be neat if they could hook up 5 coils to use a song with five channels for a really intense display.

Zootch

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Chaoticevl — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:10:15 MST

That some thing I wish I could see live.

Chaoticevl

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mdgalaxy — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:10:11 MST

that is awesome

mdgalaxy

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FoxHoundADAM — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:09:30 MST

Smarts + Free Time + Two Spare Tesla Coils + Mario Bros. = Awesome

It's simple math really.

FoxHoundADAM

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Earendil — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:07:33 MST

I'm pretty sure this was posted over at HardOCP about 6 months ago. Still a cool video! :D

Earendil

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adragonfang18 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:07:33 MST

Wow another thing the tesla coil would be good at besides powering planes instead of fossil fuels.

adragonfang18

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Gouki4u — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:06:38 MST

@UnknownFactor: Assuming someone can find a midi of it this is in theory possible. I would definitely love to see that, but I don't have a couple of Tesla coils handy.

Gouki4u

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cubeenigma — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:04:57 MST

UNDERGROUND THEME!...or at least STAR POWER THEME!

cubeenigma

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BTFzor_Freestyle — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:02:34 MST

This is how Tesla coils lure people to their doom; by playing catchy Mario theme tunes and then BAM, you start doing the electric Hare Hare Yukai in fast mode

BTFzor_Freestyle

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Sir_Crocidile — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:02:01 MST

That, without a doubt, is one of the best videos I have had the pleasure of watching. Amazing!

Sir_Crocidile

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heartless_king — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:00:59 MST

Hmmm... so data sent via laptop being interpretted by tesla coils via electrical bolts. I see potential here for new methods of information transfer.

But that's just the mad scientist in me showing.

heartless_king

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Deathwalker9000 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:00:49 MST

@chainlink13: Actually Tesla did A LOT of experimentation with wireless power. Also, if you hold a light bulb near one of these things it wil light up... pretty bad ass. Lots of cool videos around the 'net on that too.

Deathwalker9000

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swirldude — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:59:17 MST

I remember this video. In fact, I could swear it was already posted here a while ago. It indeed rocks.

swirldude

Super Mario Bros. Tesla Coil

jive238 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:59:14 MST

I think i've seen this before but with a different set of electric thingamabobs. Why isn't the place erupting in a fury of electric fire? Some of those bolts looked like they hit the floor.

jive238

Super Mario Bros. Tesla Coil

Gas Powered Goose — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:59:13 MST

needs more cowbell

Gas Powered Goose

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ruslander — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:58:06 MST

I wonder if the ground gets scorched when the bolts touch it... Or I wonder if someone gets too close to the Tesla Coil - is it a mild jolt or like a Benjamin Franklin-style pwnage?

ruslander

Super Mario Bros. Tesla Coil

MasterOfPastures — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:57:10 MST

"New soviet tesla with tetris tune! L block domination!"

MasterOfPastures

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laterthanyou — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:55:36 MST

$10 it ends up on a japanese variety show in the next year if not 6 months.

laterthanyou

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chainlink13 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:55:27 MST

Man...can these turn those lightning bolts into a wireless charging device already!

Still...lightning bolt sounds are freaking impressive.

chainlink13

Super Mario Bros. Tesla Coil

raddishs — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:55:20 MST

@epionx111: I was thinking the same thing. Awesome but I got bored with it after it started repeating. Scientists they are, musicians they aren't.

raddishs

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septajohn — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:54:22 MST

All it's missing is David Bowie

septajohn

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Particleman — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:53:35 MST

Here's another singing Tesla Coil performance that features Mario music, as well as the Tetris theme:

[www.youtube.com]

Clearly this must have been Nikolai Tesla's greatest scientific dream.

Particleman

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Samst — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:53:29 MST

why doesnt't regular lightning do this? ... would've made a thunder storm even more awesome

Samst

Super Mario Bros. Tesla Coil

UnknownFactor — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:53:12 MST

awesome, now if it could only play "through the fire and flames" by Dragonforce from Guitar Hero III... :P

UnknownFactor

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Strangelove — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:52:30 MST

He should've ended it with the flag sound & completion song...

Strangelove

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detraya — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:52:27 MST

wow..... just.... wow.

detraya

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xenovis — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:52:16 MST

I have seen this in person, and this video does not do the sound justice. These tesla coils are extremely loud, almost deafening.

xenovis

Super Mario Bros. Tesla Coil

Rhys — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:51:24 MST

:P Now those are some nice bug zappers.

Rhys

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GrimaceXL — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:50:37 MST

Reminds me of

[www.youtube.com]

GrimaceXL

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bDizzle — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:49:40 MST

It's crazy what some people come up with and can do...awesome

bDizzle

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silvery_eagle — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:49:23 MST

this is seriously impressive !

silvery_eagle

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epionx111 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:49:06 MST

wait... all that and they didn't do the "running out of time high speed remix?"

do it again!

epionx111

Super Mario Bros. Tesla Coil

thelow4 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:49:03 MST

that is ridiculously cool

thelow4

Super Mario Bros. Tesla Coil

ArAcHnAdZ — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:48:16 MST

sweeeeeeeet....

ArAcHnAdZ

Super Mario Bros. Tesla Coil

Sugoi — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:48:15 MST

I wonder if they can sustain longer notes. They seem to do fine with something like SMB, which doesn't require holding any notes at all, but I imagine there would be a lot of static if you tried anything that requires nuance.

Still, very cool!

Sugoi

Super Mario Bros. Tesla Coil

Deathwalker9000 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:47:52 MST

Two Tesla posts! And Borders just called to let me know my copy of The ULTIMATE Tesla Coil Design and Construction Guide has arrived... this is a sign. *puts on safety goggles* To the lab!

Deathwalker9000

Super Mario Bros. Tesla Coil

balls187 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:47:46 MST

okay, that is bad ass.

balls187

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Grahamunculus — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:47:42 MST

Now make it play some dragonforce

Grahamunculus

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egyptianruin — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:47:35 MST

I wonder if my husband will let me get some Tesla Coils for our backyard...hmmm

egyptianruin

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none — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:47:34 MST

This is why the Internet is serious business. Good stuff.

none

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indiemike — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:47:26 MST

I saw this quite a while ago. Pretty cool, but to me it gets boring.

indiemike

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Neomatrix002 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:47:07 MST

Haha, wow. 2 Tesla coil-related articles in such a short span, both of which are pretty damn awesome. Goes to show you, even if you find physics boring, there is always something awesome like that out there to steal your attention. Good stuff.

Neomatrix002

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PsychoDantis — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:46:36 MST

Wow... That is awesome beyond words.

PsychoDantis

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HiYonKrak — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:46:24 MST

Wow, that gave me a tesla coil in my pants!

HiYonKrak

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bigman88zz — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:45:02 MST

i could have sworn someone posted a story like this before, and im not referring to the c&c one.

bigman88zz

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Cennus — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:43:55 MST

Thats is sick...

Cennus