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Musical Tesla Coils Perform Zelda

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the nerds-with-time dept.

heychris writes "You've gotta love the Chicago Tribune's story on Tesla Coil hobbyists from the first sentence. 'Under a starry Saturday sky behind a Lake Zurich warehouse, three men unload a small flamethrower, electric cabling, neon-tube "light sabers," about 80 pounds of chain mail and two 7-foot devices that look like monster-movie props.' So what does one do with 1.6 million volts and a Tesla coil or two? Play 110dB music, of course."

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  1. Re:Saw this by BHearsum · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Isn't this more of a visualization than an instrument?

  2. Re:Saw this by fbjon · · Score: 3, Insightful
    That's not all, I'd like to seem them do some frequency sweeps.

    And if frequency sweeps are possible, then FM synthesis should be possible.

    And if FM is possible then the DOOM soundtrack can be played. (!)

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