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Tesla Anti-Theft Device: Eye of Sauron

islandhopper — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:34:41 EDT

@ABlueDuck: you can! yaaaay

islandhopper

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ABlueDuck — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:05:14 EST

WHYYY CANT I LEAVE COMMENTS!?!!

ABlueDuck

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MastaFalse — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:14:09 EST

Yeah, cars pretty much shed electricity like rain water. I watched this guy hold his hand to the inside of an enormous birdcage while a huge Van de Graaf generator zapped it. Faraday Cage!

MastaFalse

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Trackback — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:34:44 EDT

Goodness, this is incredible - How about a "Sauron's Eye" for your car? My wooden counterweight is on fire here at the top of the coil. It's quite safe to be in the car although my son was apprehensive. This was a hire car (as I don't own one) and it still works.

Trackback

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jackfrost132 — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:47:17 EST

As far as I can guess, he's using the car so the electricity creates the wicked ring, of all the Tesla videos I've seen, this is the first time i've seen that funky ring. Could be the motorized pole and long exposure though.

jackfrost132

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med — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:07:59 EST

Damn, I knew I should have gone with the bigger plug wires!

Sorry, bad joke. That is pretty amazing though, but wtf kind of car are they protecting with this thing? A Peugot?

med

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Trozzur — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:41:04 EST

Shocking.

Trozzur

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timerider42 — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:56:26 EST

Imagine if someone tries to steal the car and a car alarm activates the coil. They'd be like "What the-?" as the pole spins up to speed and they get vaporized.

(Note: I'm aware that it probably wouldn't vaporize a person, probably just kill them.)

timerider42

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Xenobiologista — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:49:56 EST

Someone needs to BUY this guy a car just because he's awesome.

Xenobiologista

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prowan — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:57:26 EST

@ruggels
the top gear reference was to the VW golf acting as a faraday cage, nothing to do with a Tesla coil.

prowan

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photophile — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:09:03 EST

This kicks butt on those cheap neon lights that people put under their Hondas.

photophile

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oCfuu — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:23:38 EST

Tesla FTW!

oCfuu

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Evermore707 — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:14:12 EST

Where is the flux capacitor?

Evermore707

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homerjay — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:09:44 EST

Thanks, Elementaldragon, for clearing that all up for us. We were getting worried.

homerjay

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iameleveneight — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:56:53 EST

"Now you're playing with POWER!"

iameleveneight

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strider_mt2k — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:41:20 EST

Belladonna, I stand corrected.

My apologies, cats it is!

strider_mt2k

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zamafir — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:13:03 EST

"Uuh.... if i had to guess.... i'd say the reason the car isn't in the last two pics is because he wanted to show the tesla coil WITHOUT it sitting on top of the car."

Yup, if a telsa hits the car, the car's fine, go watch some top gear episodes people.

zamafir

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The Sword Master — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:13:01 EST

strider_mt2k:
Don't you mean covered in hats and cats? Anywho, that was hilarious. I love that movie.

The Sword Master

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big_marky_t — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:38:56 EST

yes, but will it blend?

big_marky_t

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ElementalDragon — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:36:53 EST

Uuh.... if i had to guess.... i'd say the reason the car isn't in the last two pics is because he wanted to show the tesla coil WITHOUT it sitting on top of the car. All tesla coils really do is create a highly electrified field. it doesn't "Vaporize" crap (I think the invention you're thinking of there is his Death Ray).

ElementalDragon

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Admiral Ackbar — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:12:42 EST

@Dutchflat, the hats/rabbits thing is a reference to the movie The Prestige (awesome flick by the way).

Also that is some great photographic work.

Admiral Ackbar

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DutchFlat — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:06:36 EST

Obviously these commenters do not understand what a Tesla coil would do. First of all, it wouldn't "teletransport" or send duplicates to somewhere in a park. And it wouldn't melt snow. The clear REALITY here is (1) The car was totally vaporized. (2) The guy doesn't have to worry about his kid not speaking to him; the kid was vaporized with the car. (3) The snow wouldn't melt; it would be instantly turned to steam.

Tesla coils are soooo cool!

DutchFlat

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wayneinvt — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:19:19 EST

Hey! If that thing melts snow off your car too then I'm all about it!
Well, ok, as long as it pisses off the neighbors, I'd probably want one .

wayneinvt

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NicleT — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:00:02 EST

Nikola Tesla was an E.T.

NicleT

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strider_mt2k — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:39:36 EST

Q: What happened to the car in the other two pics?

A: My guess is that the original one was destroyed, and it's duplicate is sitting somewhere in the woods covered in hats and rabbits.

strider_mt2k

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Neil.Will — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:25:50 EST

I need one of those that activate only AFTER someone either dings my car door or breaks into my car. Nuts to the damage they do, I desire Karmic retribution!

Neil.Will

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boicraig — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:23:35 EST

Cool.

boicraig