Even if you aren't a Doctor Who fan, this is unbearably cool.

[nonelvis]

Via io9.com, a man using a Faraday suit, two Tesla coils, and 500,000 volts of electricity to play the Doctor Who theme with lightning.

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[crisporres]

Thanks for sharing this awesome video. :)

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[nonelvis]

Glad you liked it!

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[yarnivore]

Saw it in person, it was awesome. :)

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[nonelvis]

I figured you might have caught this at Maker Faire!

[dietcokebreak.livejournal.com]

HOLY CRAP INDEED!!!!!!!!!!

[miz-hatbox.livejournal.com]

Arc Attack are so cool, and so was Maker Faire. We were there this past weekend (though I didn't see this particular performance, alas). But I did see the Tesla coils perform the Mario Theme, the Star Spangled Banner, and a couple of other songs. They also had a Faraday cage and volunteers from the audience could go inside for the duration of a song.

[nonelvis]

That sounds fabulous! I'm not sure I'd have been brave enough to climb into the Faraday cage, even though I know it would have been perfectly safe.

[elliptic-eye.livejournal.com]

[nonelvis]

Truly, we live in amazing times.