AWESOMECON

I love Tesla Coils. I remember the first time a saw one when I was a small boy. It was at an Academy of Science in Dallas or Fort Worth, the actual location is hazy, but sitting in the audience watching the electricity arc out was the coolest thing ever.  They are even cooler today.  Spending the last 10 years in San Francisco and being a DJ, eventually you play or attend at least one party that has a Tesla Coil.  The last one I saw was at the Steampunk Treehouse Fundraiser where I was DJing a set.  They had this massive 10′+ Tesla Coil that was both deafening and f***ing cool.  Especially since I was on the same level as the top of the coil and the electricity kept killing my midi/usb sync to my laptop.

Since that last in-person demo I have been seeing a new trend in “singing” coils, something I have not experienced in person yet.  By modulating the resonant frequency of the coil you can make them play songs. Oh Science, is there nothing you can’t do?  The first video is the original video of a singing coil I had seen.  Below is a new one featuring the “Imperial March”: