How and why do tesla coils work! Plasma ball physics.
Did you know that a plasma ball without glass is just a tesla coil? If you want to watch some of my other videos about tesla coils, here are the links.
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But how do tesla coils work? Let's cover the basics of transformers, and why tesla coils can ionize the air into bolts of lightning!
edit I mention that tesla coils can be upwards of 1 million volts, this is certainly true, but not in my desktop model.
We also get to look at a demonstration of ion propulsion! Science is so cool!
00:00 Intro to Destructive Creativity and Tesla coils.
00:49 Taking apart a tesla coil and explaining individual components.
02:20 Explanation of how transformers work.
04:31 Testing the tesla coil.
05:01 wirelessly powering a light bulb
05:45 Demonstrating Ionic propulsion
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