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Build Your Own Van De Graaff Generator

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How to build a 19th century arc light

While it is common knowledge that Thomas Edison created the first light bulb, he was not the first to create a means of creating ...more

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How to build a Tesla coil

Video showing the construction of a typical spark-gap type Tesla Coil. There was a lot of information and I couldn't cover ...more

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How to experiment with a Van de Graaff generator

Try out this science experiment... watch this video tutorial to learn how to experiment with a Van de Graaff generator. This is purely educational, and demonstrates different techniques in using the Van de Graaff generator. This is a collection of experiments using a Van de Graaff generator. The generator uses a ...more

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Laser Coil Gun Shoots Bullets on Pure Electricity

Wow, kudos to Daniel Eindhoven for his incredible laser-lit coil gun. This bad boy shoots bullets on pure electricity and can shoot up to 85 km/hr. Daniel's specs: Fully semi-automatic, up to 14 shots. Capable of delivering over 18J kinetic energy, and speeds up to 110km/h! (42 gram projectiles). It's a single stage ...more

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Michael Orlando commented on Portable DIY Tesla Coil Gun Shoots 20,000 Volts of Lightning!

ahahhaha yesss! ”

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Mad Crazy commented on How To Make A High-Lighter Stun-Gun

You showed the image of the complete "circuit thing"(third image), but, can you explain to me how to build that tiny "circuit thing" step by step? I'm asking you this, 'cause its the first project ... more

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ChristopherVoute commented on Portable DIY Tesla Coil Gun Shoots 20,000 Volts of Lightning!

Wow! im totally gonna make this :D ”

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Justin Meyers wrote a blog post Portable DIY Tesla Coil Gun Shoots 20,000 Volts of Lightning!

Tesla coils are totally insane, yet undeniably captivating. And they can be used for many things, from electric painting to dueling musical battles. But one trigger happy fellow has a different use... more

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ChristopherVoute commented on How to Protect Your Door with High Voltage

just a standard NPN transistor! any BC or 2N should work :) ”

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Trifautan Eugeniu commented on How to Protect Your Door with High Voltage

Hy what tipe of transistor you used? ”

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zZz commented on The Hardware Hacker's Introduction to Microcontrollers, Part One: Anatomy of an Arduino

will this ridiculous momentary lapse of reason be costing me? 178$ he said. Oh cool so Your going to be paying the bill for me then right? Well of course not sir... I said that's the most ridiculou... more

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zZz commented on The Hardware Hacker's Introduction to Microcontrollers, Part One: Anatomy of an Arduino

While Tinkering with the plastic cover off of my Amiga 500, I incidentally and accident....ally touched on one of the Fat Agnus soldiered pins... The surge was horendous, and in a nano sec. or so t... more

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ChristopherVoute wrote a blog post How to Make a High-Powered Compressed Air Rocket Gun

In this article, I'll show you how to make a high-powered, long-range, air-powered rocket gun. This launcher is based on a sprinkler valve, a modified propane tank, and a few other components. Thou... more

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Zak Godwin commented on The Hardware Hacker's Introduction to Microcontrollers, Part One: Anatomy of an Arduino

I'm kind of excited for part 2 I've had an Arduino Duemilanove for quite some time, I've just never found some where that breaks it down and explains it. ”

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ChristopherVoute wrote a blog post The Hardware Hacker's Introduction to Microcontrollers, Part One: Anatomy of an Arduino

In this article, I'll be explaining the basics of how microcontrollers work, physically and virtually. First off, microcontrollers are no simple thing, so don't be discouraged if you find it mind-b... more

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ChristopherVoute commented on How To Make A High-Lighter Stun-Gun

Its a classic NPN transistor, any 2N or BC should work great. ”

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Miki de AdRian commented on Making Electromagnetic Weapons: Directed Microwave Energy

I can not figure out what the transistor used by youtube, if you please help me with this information? My email. adrianciubotariu07@gmail.com of suflet.multumesc advance please. especially the elec... more

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Miki de AdRian commented on Making Electromagnetic Weapons: Directed Microwave Energy

can someone help me .. what we need to build transistor EMP pulse?? will beg. ”

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Robi Gosevski commented on How To Make A High-Lighter Stun-Gun

who is the number of transistor please tell me ”

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ChristopherVoute commented on How to Build a Wireless Energy Transfer Array to Power Light Bulbs Without Plugging Them In

this is a process of trial and error, since it is different with every transformer. Once you have it powered up, CAREFULLY take the HV out and test to see which pin draws the biggest arc. that's yo... more

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joseph farrington commented on How to Build a Wireless Energy Transfer Array to Power Light Bulbs Without Plugging Them In

also where is the ground on the transformer? ”

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joseph farrington commented on How to Build a Wireless Energy Transfer Array to Power Light Bulbs Without Plugging Them In

do you have a picture of it finished? ”

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ChristopherVoute commented on How to Build a Wireless Energy Transfer Array to Power Light Bulbs Without Plugging Them In

hmm, there are ways of making it more powerful, but it quickly becomes very dangerous/lethal to surrounding electronics. The flyback driver should easily run on a nine volt battery :) Tesla Coils h... more

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joseph farrington commented on How to Build a Wireless Energy Transfer Array to Power Light Bulbs Without Plugging Them In

what would you suggest as a power source? a battery or phone charger? how can you make this more powerful? ”

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boma jeremiah commented on How to Make a Jacob's Ladder: Chained Lightning

wow this is so cool i might try this as soon as i get a neon sign transformer ”

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ChristopherVoute wrote a blog post How to Hack Anyone's Facebook, Twitter or YouTube Account with Your Android Device

In this article, I'll show you how to easily "hack" Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and any number of similar account types with an Android app called FaceNiff. FaceNiff allows you to sniff and interc... more

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Justin Meyers wrote a blog post DIY Snowflake Cultivation with 2,000 Volts of Thermoelectric Cooling

Snowflakes aren't much to look at during a storm, but when you look real close, you can see just how marvelous they really are. But winter is over and most of us can no longer enjoy the intricate n... more

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Risheel Kumar commented on How to Use Google Voice to Prank Your Friends on April Fool's Day

i cant make any fun ”

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Ebi Sibo-Dennis commented on The Ultimate DIY Spy Drone: Start Building Your Own UAV for Under $800

I will ensure that I follow the articles on making a drone. I have been looking for this information for some time now. ”

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ChristopherVoute commented on The Ultimate DIY Spy Drone: Start Building Your Own UAV for Under $800

haha! yeah, im starting out, lol. Im either going to make the plane from scratch, or just buy a foam glider and add a brushless motor and other components. the on-board camera should go up to 6km (... more

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Cerek Tunca commented on The Ultimate DIY Spy Drone: Start Building Your Own UAV for Under $800

The camera is usually used on the HobbyKing FPV/UAV 168 Long Range Plane- its perfect for the job. ”

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Cerek Tunca commented on The Ultimate DIY Spy Drone: Start Building Your Own UAV for Under $800

Here, check this out. Basically it uses a gyro headset to turn a camera on a plane- its expensive but its really cool. ”

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Justin Meyers commented on The Ultimate DIY Spy Drone: Start Building Your Own UAV for Under $800

This is great. How powerful will the on-board camera be? You're going to have to make sure to post footage when it finally gets off the ground. Okay... I'm jumping ahead here. I know. ”

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ChristopherVoute commented on The Ultimate DIY Spy Drone: Start Building Your Own UAV for Under $800

yeah! ive been wanting to make one for a while, and new technology is making it so much easier, and less expensive :) ”

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Bryan Crow commented on The Ultimate DIY Spy Drone: Start Building Your Own UAV for Under $800

Sounds fun! I can't wait to see what you come up with! ”

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ChristopherVoute wrote a blog post The Ultimate DIY Spy Drone: Start Building Your Own UAV for Under $800

Over the next few months, I'll be focusing on building a fully functional, long range UAV. This series will consist of several in-depth articles on my progress and the steps involved, so you can fo... more

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Ford Austin commented on Lightning on Demand: Building the World's Largest Tesla Coils

I dare you to lick it. ”

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Justin Meyers wrote a blog post Dueling Plasma: Singing Tesla Coils' Shocking Battle to the Death

Tesla coils are electrically satisfying in so many ways. But what happens when a guitar-playing city coil has a run-in with a backwoods, banjo-playing, inbred coil? A musical duel to the death! Wat... more

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Scrumps commented on Laser Blasts 2 Megajoule Beam 1,000 Times Stronger Than All U.S. Power Plants Combined

"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. I feel something terrible has happened." ”

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gaveat 123 commented on Make Your Own Nitrous Oxide: Hilarious Science

This sounds so fun! I gotta try it! ”

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Justin Meyers wrote a blog post Laser Blasts 2 Megajoule Beam 1,000 Times Stronger Than All U.S. Power Plants Combined

You might already know a little bit about what the National Ignition Facility has been up to lately, or what they could possibly achieve. But last week, even the scientists at the Livermore, Califo... more

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JT Newsome commented on Fiber Laser Scores Aperture Logo in Steel While Playing Portal's "Still Alive" Theme Song

Haha, I LOVE it!!! Thanks! :) ”

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Ahmad Faiz commented on Fiber Laser Scores Aperture Logo in Steel While Playing Portal's "Still Alive" Theme Song

The only thing left is to build a portal gun ”

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ChristopherVoute wrote a blog post Make Your Own Nitrous Oxide: Hilarious Science

If you've ever had teeth removed/minor surgery, you most likely received some laughing gas, or nitrous oxide. This gas creates a happy, lightened feeling, and causes instant laughter. In this artic... more

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Justin Meyers wrote a blog post Fiber Laser Scores Aperture Logo in Steel While Playing Portal's "Still Alive" Theme Song

Most of your who visit Fear of Lightning are probably well familiar with laser weaponry, thanks to Christopher's three-part series covering carbon dioxide, flashlamp, and semiconductor lasers. Anot... more

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Justin Meyers pinned a blog post to the corkboard Make a Physical Computer Virus: Plant a Parasite to Prank Your Peeps

Computer viruses are terrifying. They are undetectable, dangerous, and operate constantly right under your nose. For the average computer user, there are only a few repair options. You could buy ex... more

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Justin Meyers pinned a blog post to the corkboard X-People Power: How to Make a Magneto Glove to Overthrow the Human Bourgeoisie

Around the world, X-People (yes... there are X-Women, too) are under attack from an intolerant sapiencentric ruling class. Integration without equality is a farce. Autonomy is denied outright. Huma... more

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Justin Meyers commented on Making Electromagnetic Weapons: Semiconductor Lasers

Hmm... guess the module's the way to go then. Thanks. ”

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ChristopherVoute commented on Master the Power: How to Shock People with Your Fingertips

nope, the shock is totally harmless :) just startling! like a static shock on a trampoline, or from a doorknob on a cold day. ”

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William Robb commented on Master the Power: How to Shock People with Your Fingertips

So this builds up a static charge on your body when switched on then discharges it onto whoever you touch? Is there any danger of hurting yourself from it? ”

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ChristopherVoute commented on Making Electromagnetic Weapons: Semiconductor Lasers

Not easily. You'd need a lathe, aluminium, lenses and measuring equipment. At least, to do it properly. Ive just held a magnifying glass in front of the diode to test it...just not for vary long, o... more

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Justin Meyers commented on Making Electromagnetic Weapons: Semiconductor Lasers

Very cool. In the video, he uses an AixiZ module. Is there a way build what he did without it? ”

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Justin Meyers pinned a blog post to the corkboard Weapons for the Urban Guerrilla: Make a Taser from a Disposable Camera

The agents of empire do not always arrive with warning. When you are besieged, surrounded, and infiltrated, imagination is often your best weapon against the oppressors. If all you have at hand is ... more

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ChristopherVoute wrote a blog post Making Electromagnetic Weapons: Semiconductor Lasers

I'm back with the third part to my laser weapon series (see part one and two), and I'll be explaining the function, application, and potential of semiconductor lasers, aka laser diodes. Surely, mo... more

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