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more about #zap the_Sleepwalker: David Bowie says thank you on Nikola's behalf. http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/2006_the_prestige_004.html more » Magicant: "Stuff you should know" did a nice podcast on Tesla not long ago. Never knew how big his contribution to the world was, since Edison gets all the pres... more » nutbastard: too bad his wireless power tech got canned because nobody could figure out how to charge money for it. had he been more properly funded, i have no dou... more » GodfreyOriole: I live on long island and one of his buildings stilll stands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardenclyffe_Tower Its pretty cool . The are trying to m... more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: Thank you for the Tesla Coil, it sure made Red Alert 100x easier to beat. more » 32ndnote: Nikola, I salute you, your people, and your country. more » Nick: i think Janet Jackson said it best with: What have you done for me lately? ooooohh ooohh oooh yea. more » Darrone: I'm pretty sure if he played 5 minutes of Red Alert, he's throw up. Not sure where he stands on "The Prestige" though.. Good movie. more » Bertone77: Happy B-Day! If you have some time this is a great video about the man: more » Shindokie: The song they are playing is Hikari by Utada Hikaru... or the person who wrote it. Nice electricity! more » CatboyMac's angry girlfriend: I don't know how Tesla got away with stealing so many of his inventions from Edison. more » The_Gas_Man: Giz: No, "stun gun" could not easily be replaced with "gun". The kid did not want to go around shooting people. He just wanted to go around shocking t... more » fluxlasers: Don't blame the Bulgarians, I live in the UK and I got a stun gun from USA (via eBay) for $15. Also, I heard on the News last week that the Mexican dr... more » Nick: alright, i will say. "Don't tase me bro." Flame on. more » tkohrs2002: People vacation in Eastern Europe? more » HawaiianActor: is a blurry Robert Picardo pointing a stun gun at me in that picture? more » undeadmachine: canadian cops have killed a few people with stun guns... more » weatherman: Big whoop; if I had a blog where I posted an article every time some 15 year-old did something a little bit stupid, I'd be a rich man. I 'm not really... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: How did he get it through airport security when traveling back home from Bulgaria? (Assuming of course the family was traveling by plane that is..) more » .357: Who the hell goes on vacation to Bulgaria. more » -
#science
Happy Birthday, Nikola Tesla!
Nikola Tesla, the granddaddy of electricity, was born on this day way back in 1856. If only he were alive to see what kind of goofy crap we were doing with his namesake coils! More » -
#dontstunmebro
British Boy Embarks On "Electric Shock Free-For-All" With Bulgarian Stun Gun
If that headline didn't grab your attention, I don't know what will. A British 13-year-old smuggled a stun gun he bought on vacation into school, and proceeded to go a little zap-crazy. More » -
#zap
Scientist Tries to Create a Phaser to Shoot Lightning Balls
Apparently, sometimes lightning comes in ball form, slowly falling out of the sky and exploding on contact. Unsurprisingly, people want to turn lightning balls into weapons. Oh, humanity. More » -
#zap
Awesome Red Alert Tesla Coil Makes Quick Work of Allied Soldiers
Command and Conquer: Red Alert was the first PC strategy game that I really got into, and it's still one of my all-time favorites. That's why I can't help but fall in love with this homemade Tesla coil setup made as an homage to the classic game. The picture above isn't Photoshopped at all; it's a single, 17-second exposure taken with a Nikon D70. That's not to say no special effects were used, however. More » -
