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Douglass
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okay, i got this friend who figured out how to make a thing that attaches to a pen and when you flick a wheel on the back of the pen, a little bolt of electricy comes out the front. i lost his # so does anyone here know how to build something like that?


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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 03:27
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That is in one of me electronic books. I will look it up.
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Douglass
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u serious? thanks so much!


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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 03:41 Edited at: 25th Jan 2004 03:46
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you mean a tesla bolt? You can get an electric lighter
(the kind that doesn't use batteries) and remove the
part that makes the spark when you press the button. Just
put that in the pen...

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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 03:54
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what do you mean "put that in a pen"? and what if i dont have a lighter? i have things that make sparks but how can i get the electricty through a pen? i appreceate your assistance.


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TKF15H
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well, that was assuming that you had a lighter.
If you don't have one, you can:
A) Buy one.
B) You can't build one, because you'll need the crystal.
The only way to build something similar would be a tesla
coil, which would require batteries(9v), a transformer(huge),
capacitor, transistor (PNP), and a REALLY BIG pen. ...

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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 04:03 Edited at: 25th Jan 2004 04:10
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im not that familiar with lighters what do you mean by a crystal and if i do get one, how do i attach it ?


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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 04:14
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there is a certain kind of crystal used in lighters.
When you press the button, the crystal gets hit by
a coil, and generates a small amount of electricity.
But this is very precise, and it's almost impossible
to get it/do at home. Your best chance would be to get the lighter.

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how do i attach one?


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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 04:19 Edited at: 25th Jan 2004 04:19
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well, you can just put it in the back of the pen (with the button sticking out), and pass a wire from it till the metal tip. (inside)

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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 04:23
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thnx.


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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 04:23
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any time.

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This sounds interesting.

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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 13:12
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Only thing i know about electricity is to not touch it. Did that once, didn't feel too good either. My school built a tesla coil once.

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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 14:11
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i know about as much as Phelax...


..seriously

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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 14:37
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The tesla coils are more fun than the lighter pens.
Thousands of volts creating huge sparks capable of
serious injury, what else could I want?

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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 19:12
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Hundreds of thousands of volts capable of melting armored tanks.

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Been playing Red Alert 2, haven't you???

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Nope. Actually there was a 'report' in an 'alternate science' magazine that a US tank had been deployed to Iraq that shot out 'lightning bolts', probaly powered by similar technology, that melted everything in their path and charred humans. Nonsense obviously, but I do think similar technology is possible... and probaly will come about in the future.

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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 19:18 Edited at: 25th Jan 2004 19:18
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It is possible, but the power required is stupidly high. Besides, you can't control
a tesla bolt, so your own troops would get killed, and tanks can be easily
defended against them. Just add a tesla coil to the tank, and it would never get hit!

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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 19:47
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y pen? do it discretely going up to someone with just the lighter lighter (:S) and flick it when its by there arm

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that spark doesn't hurt at all. It's too small.
You don't even feel a pinch! A tesla coil with
a 9v battery on the other hand.... Muahahaha

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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 22:09
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The energy can be supplied by a van de graph electro static generator... ^_^ I have a lil one in my room... can shoot 10 inch sparks....

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Posted: 25th Jan 2004 22:56
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hmm, so how do you make these 'tesla coils'?

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Quote: "The energy can be supplied by a van de graph electro static generator... ^_^ I have a lil one in my room... can shoot 10 inch sparks...."
tell me more...


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YEah i wanna know more

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Uhh water conducts it =)

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Posted: 26th Jan 2004 23:27
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did some stuff on electricity in physics today, i could tell how many amps it takes to kill a human... if i'd been listening


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a 15 amp and a could lead to

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Posted: 27th Jan 2004 20:15
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how does the thing work?


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0.1 of an amp can kill a human in the right circumstances
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