what makes electricity arc all curvy instead of just a straight line to what is conducting it
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29978236]what makes electricity arc all curvy instead of just a straight line to what is conducting it[/QUOTE]
I think it has something to do with it hitting oxygen. I'm probably wrong though.
[QUOTE=Mikesword221;29978276]I think it has something to do with it hitting oxygen. I'm probably wrong though.[/QUOTE]
No, you're mostly right. It refracts off of the particles in the air but ultimately reaches it's target.
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[QUOTE=MangoJuice;29978305]No, you're mostly right. It refracts off of the particles in the air but ultimately reaches it's target.
[editline]21st May 2011[/editline]
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So basically because of how varied the composition of the air is it's just finding the most efficient path?
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29978236]what makes electricity arc all curvy instead of just a straight line to what is conducting it[/QUOTE]
I believe it is something to do with air consistency/spread. yahknow, different particles/molecules n shit conduct and such differently.
In my opinion, the recording had a bit too much static.
[QUOTE=Jabberwocky;29978427]In my opinion, the recording had a bit too much static.[/QUOTE]
I agree, it was at levels high enough to be considered shocking. Not trying to be too negative, but someone in a position of power over there definitely needs to take charge and fix the issue.
Bloody hell, 4 puns.
"Now, you're playing with power!"
[QUOTE=Jabberwocky;29978427]In my opinion, the recording had a bit too much static.[/QUOTE]
At close range like that, the high voltage in the air is gonna start messing with audio equipment. If the charge was high enough it could have screwed up the camera's video input as well.
[QUOTE=MangoJuice;29978305]No, you're mostly right. It refracts off of the particles in the air but ultimately reaches it's target.
[editline]21st May 2011[/editline]
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No. Electric current doesn't refract, you don't know what you're talking about.
I can answer your question, Zeke. It moves in squiggly lines because of uneven charge distribution. Sort of how a river moves from high to low potential in a squiggly path because of uneven terrain, the current travels from high to low potential in a squiggly path because of uneven charge distribution.
When high voltage causes an arc, the air forms a plasma (that's why you can see it). The plasma conducts electricity much better than regular air does, so it continues along the same general squiggly path for a couple moments.
so, from what I understood, the coils were given the same signal that went to the speakers, making it a fancy visualization, it wasn't the coils themselves that were making the sounds, were it? :ohdear:
[QUOTE=Dehodson;29980328]I agree, it was at levels high enough to be considered shocking. Not trying to be too negative, but someone in a position of power over there definitely needs to take charge and fix the issue.[/QUOTE]
[img]http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv111/dotbum/mother-of-god-super-troopers.jpg[/img]
has anyone stood next to one of those things
they are properly loud
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29978236]what makes electricity arc all curvy instead of just a straight line to what is conducting it[/QUOTE]
The tesla coils build up a huge electric field, until it's big enough to rip the electrons off the air's atoms. Then, the gas is ionized, and can conduct electricity. But it only ionizes on the path of least electrical resistance, leaving you with a jiggly line of ionized gas.
[editline]23rd May 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=lexus04;30005267]so, from what I understood, the coils were given the same signal that went to the speakers, making it a fancy visualization, it wasn't the coils themselves that were making the sounds, were it? :ohdear:[/QUOTE]
They were
[QUOTE=angelangel;30006149]has anyone stood next to one of those things
they are properly loud[/QUOTE]
Without proper protection, that sounds like a real [b]shocking[/b] experience.
GET IT? YOU'D DIE FROM IT, LAWL!
I need portable tesla coils.
"I AM TESLA TROOPER AND I AM HERE TO PLAY SOME LEGEND OF ZELDA MUSIC!"
New instrument, I'm calling it now.
The Lighting-o-phone.
[QUOTE=DrLuke;30006252]The tesla coils build up a huge electric field, until it's big enough to rip the electrons off the air's atoms. Then, the gas is ionized, and can conduct electricity. But it only ionizes on the path of least electrical resistance, leaving you with a jiggly line of ionized gas.[/QUOTE]
thanks to everyone who explained it
I am now scienced up for the day
Check this out.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEeWtBAE5LY[/media]
Plasma speakers FTW.
Can already see it that someone like Justin Bieber is using Telsa coils on a performance and that the power power goes crazy and hits JB
:v:
[QUOTE=darth-veger;30038512]Can already see it that someone like Justin Bieber is using Telsa coils on a performance and that the power power goes crazy and hits JB
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Fuck that shit give those Tesla coils to Daft Punk.
This is probably my favourite theme tune, it's just so... [i]powerful[/i].
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