The Science of Making Music With Lightning [Video]

While at the ArcAttack HQ, Physics Girl and Joe Hanson used the opportunity to explain how musical tesla coils work. Also, if you’re wondering what it feels like to be inside a cage between two active tesla coils, be sure to check out the 360 degree video below.

For those who’ve never seen it, we also filmed an ArcAttack performance back in 2009 while at Maker Fair Austin, and in the video, Arcattack founder John DiPrima talks a little about the science behind musical tesla coils.

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