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    Create Your Own Tesla Coil Musical With the ArcAttack Emulator

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    iPod Saves Girl From Lightning Death

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    Image of ArcAttack ArcAttack
    11/04/09

    In reply to Create Your Own Tesla Coil Musical With the ArcAttack Emulator
    ArcAttack stole my wallet... #arcattack
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    Image of psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!
    11/03/09

    In reply to Create Your Own Tesla Coil Musical With the ArcAttack Emulator
    MONDO COOL!! #arcattack
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    Image of dingus dingus
    07/30/09

    In reply to The Wrath of God or Just a Huge Atmospheric Discharge of Electricity
    Aircraft carrier.... or RETURN OF SAURON???
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    Image of joelydanger joelydanger
    07/29/09

    In reply to The Wrath of God or Just a Huge Atmospheric Discharge of Electricity
    How much power would you say is in that bolt of lightning?
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    Image of DBrim DBrim
    07/29/09

    @joelydanger: 1.21 Jiggawatts?

    Seriously, though, from wikipedia:
    "An average bolt of negative lightning carries an electric current of 30 kiloamperes (kA), and transfers a charge of five coulombs and 500 MJ of energy. Large bolts of lightning can carry up to 120 kA and 350 coulombs.[12] The voltage is proportional to the length of the bolt.[citation needed]"
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    Image of joelydanger joelydanger
    07/29/09

    @DBrim: yeah I was trying to see if anyone would bite. Thats pretty cool by the way.
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    Image of diverguy diverguy
    07/29/09

    In reply to The Wrath of God or Just a Huge Atmospheric Discharge of Electricity
    So maybe the USS John C. Stennis has gone back in time and tried to stop the attack on Perl Harbour...
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    Image of Will Nickelson Will Nickelson
    07/29/09

    @diverguy: Forgot an "A" and added a "U" that doesn't belong.
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    Image of diverguy diverguy
    07/29/09

    @Will Nickelson: true, missed the A, but the English speaking world, save for one country, spells harbour with a U. If you're going to be a spelling cop, learn how the world spells things.
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    Hatin'SharkWeek_GitEmSteveDave promoted this comment Edited by diverguy at 07/29/09 10:48 PM diverguy was starred diverguy was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    07/29/09

    @diverguy: Wouldn't they spell things WE named as we named them?
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/30/09

    @diverguy: the rest of the world can suck it, moran.
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    Image of Sockpuppet Sockpuppet
    07/30/09

    @Nick: mission accomplished: Ironically, you spelt moron wrong
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    Image of rDub rDub
    07/30/09

    @Sockpuppet: Sock you are missing the obvious joke ... perhaps you should research your internet memes

    here ...
    http://freakyhumor.blogspot.com/2009/05/get-brain-morans.html
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    DeusExMach is a star-bellied sneetch. promoted this comment Edited by rDub at 07/30/09 9:18 AM rDub was starred rDub was unstarred
    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    07/30/09


    @rDub: Here's that pic you were talking about.

    @Nick: good call

    @everyone else: Morans.
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    Image of Sockpuppet Sockpuppet
    07/31/09

    @rDub: Thank you, now ironically, I feel like a moran.
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    07/29/09

    In reply to The Wrath of God or Just a Huge Atmospheric Discharge of Electricity
    Isn't it fun to live in a big capacitor?
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    Image of MostlyHarmless MostlyHarmless
    07/29/09

    @anexanhume: Man that comment is SO full of win.
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    Image of dingus dingus
    07/30/09

    @anexanhume: Sure, but nobody wants to die electric
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    Image of frigg frigg
    07/14/09

    In reply to Space Shuttle Endeavour Delayed By Ferocious Lightning
    Interesting that despite the space shuttle's tendency to fly into space, its biggest safety threats have always occurred at the Earth’s surface (weather, foam, O-ring).
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    Image of LessthanZach LessthanZach
    07/14/09

    In reply to Space Shuttle Endeavour Delayed By Ferocious Lightning
    The thumbnail on the homepage made this look like a photoshop mock up.

    Looking at it now, all I can say is "Holy sh**". That is some "ferocious" lightning.

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    Image of Azteck Azteck
    07/14/09

    In reply to Space Shuttle Endeavour Delayed By Ferocious Lightning
    What happens to the balls that NASA once had. Cant believe that they are delaying the launch due to some small thunder clouds in the area.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/14/09

    @Azteck: "What happens to the balls that NASA once had."



    Lost 'em to the last round of budget cuts. However, the good news is that the Orlando Men's Choir now features the world's best sopranos.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/14/09

    In reply to Space Shuttle Endeavour Delayed By Ferocious Lightning
    Lightning is bad, but I'd be much more concerned by all those gigantic otherworldly amoebas poised to attack.
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    Image of LessthanZach LessthanZach
    07/14/09

    @bosskev: Where the hell is your star dude? Clicking it doesn't work either.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/14/09

    @LessthanZach: Apparently there is a glitch (no!) with the new system that is screwing around with the star icons/status. Other star commenters have likewise had their stars randomly vanish with no apparent cause. In fact, the Gizmodo staff with whom I have communicated don't know what is going on yet. A bug to, hopefully, be worked out soon.
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    Image of DONAR DONAR
    06/21/09

    In reply to iPod Saves Girl From Lightning Death
    More proof that Thor prefers the Zune. Someone has to.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    06/21/09

    @DONAR: I thought he was more an Archos fan...
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    Image of Daniel Pullen Daniel Pullen
    06/19/09

    In reply to iPod Saves Girl From Lightning Death
    Well i dont know or care where Atlantic city is lol (i hate how Americans think its cool to be ignorant of places outside their own country) and its not like chelmsford is some inbred village in devon its a big town !!!!
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    Image of LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
    06/20/09

    @Daniel Pullen:


    1. You are on the INTERNET, google Atlantic City.


    2. Jesus Diaz is from Madrid, he is not "American". In case you don't know what country that is LOOK IT UP.


    3. Can you stop being an asshole?

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    Image of endless06 endless06
    06/19/09

    In reply to iPod Saves Girl From Lightning Death
    i got hit by a golf ball at a driving range, it hit my ipod which was in my pocket. not life or death like this story, but it saved me from quite a bruise.
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    Image of ooqooʞɐɾ_Is upside down! ooqooʞɐɾ_Is upside down!
    06/19/09

    @endless06: Oh yeah? I got punched in the spleen by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and survived, thanks to my Zune!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    06/20/09

    @Jakooboo_Ban-free since 6-19-09!: Was he co-piloting a plane?
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    Image of CustomFirmware CustomFirmware
    06/19/09

    In reply to iPod Saves Girl From Lightning Death
    "Don't know, don't care, she's safe, I'm headed to Atlantic City. Bye."


    Was that really necessary? That's just rude, what if it happened to you.

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/19/09

    @CustomFirmware: I'd say it's realistic, not rude.
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    Image of endless06 endless06
    06/19/09

    @CustomFirmware: i think he was referring to Chelmsford as what he doesn't care about.
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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    06/19/09

    @endless06: Yes, exactly.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    03/27/09

    In reply to Sweet Songs of Zeus! Geek Anthems Sung By Tesla Coils
    Its fascinating and beautiful. I never get tired of watching the lightning.
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