6/20/2002: Electrum: lightning sculpture

Undertoad · 06-20-2002, 12:49 PM

Lightning as a component of sculpture? That's the approach here. It's a 38-foot high tower containing a Tesla coil capable of spitting out 130,000 watts.

And in this picture, there's a guy in there too! Can you imagine being inside the sphere?

It was developed in New Zealand by a California-based guy and his group called "lightning on demand". Here are more images and a description of the group and the project.

BubbleSculptor · 06-20-2002, 01:48 PM

Just curious, I wonder how loud it is inside the cage when the sparks fly. Also, what's the duration of the sparks? Just a moment, or could it be on-going? I'd love to kick back in there with a sketchpad and design stuff with all the lightning around me as inspiraiton. Not that I'm wierd enough already, but that would help add to the effect...

russotto · 06-20-2002, 01:51 PM

Just keep repeating to yourself "There's no field inside a conductor; there's no field inside a conductor".

TenderMuffin · 06-20-2002, 02:05 PM

the science museum in boston has one of these... i visited it many tmie when i was young - there 2 of these big huge towers on either side of a metal cage, and they would continuously zap it (among other things). the guy inside, of course, was fine. yeah, it can hold a bolt indefinitely. oh, and it's very loud

06-20-2002, 12:49 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	6/20/2002: Electrum: lightning sculpture Lightning as a component of sculpture? That's the approach here. It's a 38-foot high tower containing a Tesla coil capable of spitting out 130,000 watts. And in this picture, there's a guy in there too! Can you imagine being inside the sphere? It was developed in New Zealand by a California-based guy and his group called "lightning on demand". Here are more images and a description of the group and the project.

06-20-2002, 01:48 PM	#2
BubbleSculptor Writer of Writings Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Currently near New Orleans. Posts: 14	sound? Just curious, I wonder how loud it is inside the cage when the sparks fly. Also, what's the duration of the sparks? Just a moment, or could it be on-going? I'd love to kick back in there with a sketchpad and design stuff with all the lightning around me as inspiraiton. Not that I'm wierd enough already, but that would help add to the effect... __________________ Beyond7.com -- Unique Acrylic Watersculptures.

06-20-2002, 01:51 PM	#3
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Re: sound? Just keep repeating to yourself "There's no field inside a conductor; there's no field inside a conductor".

06-20-2002, 02:05 PM	#4
TenderMuffin Non-Newbie Sort Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 6	Science museum the science museum in boston has one of these... i visited it many tmie when i was young - there 2 of these big huge towers on either side of a metal cage, and they would continuously zap it (among other things). the guy inside, of course, was fine. yeah, it can hold a bolt indefinitely. oh, and it's very loud

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