Tag Archives: Science

Tesla Coils

Ever heard of em? Yeah, I hadn’t either. But they seem to be some sort of high-voltage generating circuits that can produce shocking purple lightning-bolt looking discharge and a wide range of sounds. Someone even managed to do the Mario song using a pair of tesla coils.

I’d say that’s pretty awesome. I’ll be darned to actually understand the electrical engineering behind it all…that’s pretty much why I didn’t go into that field. Heh.

Transit of Atlantis and Hubble

A repair mission produces truly magnificent photographs. Hats off to Thierry Legault for such fine work.

Transit of Atlantis and Hubble in front of sun

Transit of Atlantis and Hubble in front of sun