Plasma Light Bulb 900 Watts: Slightly-Mad Science

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Turning a 300 watt light bulb into a plasma ball with 900 watts of electricity.

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  • Heh

    I'd wanna try this so bad even though he said to not...
    (I'll give you four that was pretty good)

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    • It can be pretty dangerous...

      I actually have another video pending that's regarding the dangers of electricity. Exploding lunchmeat, fried "fake fingers" and stuff. Hopefully it'll make it outta the review process soon (it's linked on my MySpace tho..HINT). Part of it uses the same transformer used in the video above.

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    • For anyone considering this at home, a n...

      Be advised it can be dangerous. One of my newer vids illustrates exactly HOW dangerous. Check it out below:
      http://www.metacafe.com/watch/491905/dangers_of_electricity_slightly_mad_science

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  • Great.

    Wow, that was so cool. Never realized you could do that.

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    • You can...but isn't recommended for home...

      It's safer to do with a tesla coil than with a neon transformer (which is what I used), but in either case it isn't a good idea unless you really know what you're doing, and can maintain a good safety margin. You can get pretty crispy on the circuit I was using.

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