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Electromagnetic Emission Art

mr_lithic writes "The artist Richard Box has used the electromagnetic field generated by overhead transmission cables to power 1300 fluorescent lightbulbs positioned underneath. Some pictures available. Professor Denis Harshaw at Bristol University explains "There's an interactive element to all this, too, for those who go to the site itself. 'You affect the lights by your proximity', explains Richard Box, 'because you're a much better conductor than a glass tube. And there's sound as well as light - a crackling that corresponds to the flashing of the lights. There's a certain smell too, and your hair stands slightly on end.'" Sounds cool and it is on until February 29th. Directons here."

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  1. Emission Art ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If that's the case you should check out the 'art' I left in my toilet

    1. Re:Emission Art ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Are any of these yours?

  2. Gentoo Linux~! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Gentoo Linux is the best for displaying art~!

  3. Vote RALPH NADER in 2004! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Or at least sign a ballot access petition.
    Support third party candidates and break the DemoPublican majority.
    Ralph just announced he is running for President and not on the Communist Green Party ticket but as a true independent.

  4. Richard Long... by quinkin · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I had a music teacher called Dick Long...

    Q.

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  5. Re:Reconfigure the Lines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not having an expensive anti-theft device doesn't impact the health of those around the car.

    So yes, if the power company is impacting the health and well-being of those who live near power lines then they deserve to have all of their power stolen.

    Whatever goes through my body is mine.