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1 Million-Volt Tesla Coil & Cage of Death at 2012 CES

by cameron, posted January 17, 2012, 10:14:39 AM

Austin Richards (aka Dr. Megavolt) and his one million-volt Tesla coil

I.T. company ioSafe set up the ultimate test for their new Thunderbolt portable hard disk with help from Austin Richards (aka Dr. Megavolt) and his one million-volt Tesla coil. Austin, wearing a suit eerily similar to Terry Blake's Dr. Zeus suit, holds the drive while it takes direct hits from the coil. Spectators look on in excitement from a Faraday cage near the coil. Austin also performs wood burning and other demonstrations with the coil.

Check out the videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkAJ8FoBHyE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd-wa_wm2iY

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