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From: levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Tesla Coils
Message-ID: <1418@ttrdc.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 16-Dec-86 13:54:51 EST
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In article <749@randvax.UUCP>, edhall@randvax.UUCP writes:
>In article <2293@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> brian@sdcsvax.UUCP (Brian Kantor) writes:
>>Especially good was connecting the top of the Big TC coil to the
>>doorknob of the classroom door - so that anybody attempting to come in
>>drew a big arc to his fingers.  Worked especially well with the
>>principal.
>>Yes, I'm still alive.
>But is the principal?  :-)
>		-Ed

I highly doubt that a high-frequency, low-current electrical current
(100KHZ+) such as produced by a Tesla Coil would be likely to produce
a fatal shock, because of "skin effect" (high-frequency currents would
not pass near the heart).  But it would sure be startling :-).
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