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Bruce Sterling
May 23, 2007 4:02 AM

Homemade Tesla Coils

*Man, who can't like Tesla coils? Especially that SOUND they make.

http://www.rocketboom.net/video/maker_faire/tesla_coils.mov

http://www.rocketboom.net/video/maker_faire/tesla_coils.mov

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