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Hand-Made Vacuum Tubes
djmoore writes "Over at Make Magazine, watch this video of a French amateur radio operator making and testing his own vacuum tubes. It looks like he built much of his own equipment as well. The Make poster notes: 'I love the ease with which he performs these rather high-end skills (like glass forming), the gestural flourishes (like it's hand magic), and the Zelig-esque soundtrack.'"
Over at Make Magazine, watch this video of a French amateur radio operator making and testing his own vacuum tubes.
This was covered in Make Magazine, primarily because Nature abhors a vacuum.
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
Perhaps we can use these hand-made tubes to make a new hand-made internets! Think of the possibilities!
Freedom amateur radio operator...
There, fixed it for you.