What to do with an extremely high voltage transformer and power supply… what to do… what to do… Short it out Jacob’s Ladder style of course! Fresh from ...

The simple plasma ball – it graces science museums and classrooms all around the world. It shares a place with the Van de Graaf generator, with the convenient addition of spectacular plasma rays that ...

Alternating current (AC) electrical power has been used in industrial facilities and in people’s homes since 1882. Over the years, we have come to recognize the hazards associated with AC, and safety ...

High-energy arcing faults or flashes are high-power electrical discharges between two or more conductors; they can release tens of thousands of amps of current and occur very quickly. They can also ...

Each year, several hundred workers are killed as a result of inadvertent contact with energized conductors. Surprisingly, over half of those killed are not in traditionally electrical fields (i.e., ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Did you know there is enough electricity in an ordinary Christmas tree light bulb to kill you? Electricity harms, and can kill, by giving an electric shock. Electric shock ...