Added: Aug 20, 2008
From: megavoltmeister
Duration: 1:29
Twin Solid State Musical Tesla coils playing Mario Bros theme song at the 2007 Lightning on the Lawn Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox (Resonance Research Corp) in Baraboo WI.The music that you hear is coming from the sparks that these two identical high power solid state Tesla coils are generating. There are no speakers involved. The Tesla coils stand 7 feet tall and are each capable of putting out over 12 foot of spark. They are spaced about 18 feet apart. The coils are controlled over a fiber optic link by a single laptop computer. Each coil is assigned to a midi channel which it responds to by playing notes that are programed into the computer software. These coils were constructed by Steve Ward and Jeff Larson. Video was captured by Terry Blake. What is not obvious is how loud the coils are. They are well over 110dB If you look at another You Tube video which is from a different angle, you can hear the echo off the building and get a better idea of how loud it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JScc2plLQOI
Channel: Entertainment
Tags: bros coils mario musical tesla
Rating: 4.90 (1876 ratings) Views: 489823' favoriteCount='4369 Comments: 455
lenathefoxychick94 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - woah! that's very nicely done! x
maxtitan90 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - im in love with this video. XD
Junii666 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - omg, thats AMAZING!!! id like to see what happens if someone stands in the middle!:P nice job!
nickt02 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - This is AWESOME
cluelesscheese1 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - this would have been hella cool on fourth of july!~
MegaManRetroX Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Now If Only There Could Be Actual Speakers Like That.
MegaManRetroX Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Now If Only There Were Actual Speakers Like That...
ph7ryan Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - at like :48 seconds a moth flys across (kind of towards the top of the screen)...i wish it got shocked.....: p
ultimatesupermario Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Imagine if you were doing that while playing metal!
Sorvahr87 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - that's amazing ! i didn't know u can make music with tesla coils :D:D so great xD
LatestPrototype Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - lol, i love this
ISounds Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - wowsers i am loving telsa coils now i want one for my birthday :P lool
3kliksphilip Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - It wouldn't since it's no earthed
paranoizer89 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - ^.^
gyzwt Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - XDXDXD....crazy....5/5
PiercedDooD Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - thats freaking awesome, how loud could a mini version sound?
jazcash Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Epic
4321tesla1234 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - ahhh omfgmy name is teslaits weird to see your own name on youtubeahaha im weeeird (:
killgroup Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Awesome, 5 stars!
Altarius95 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Epic Win, 100000/5
BlackZero98 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - WOW! Science is amazing. Music can now be played with electricity.
joshthegreat666 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - How, on earth, can you be called Tesla and not have anyone, be it physics teacher, parent, elderly stranger say "oh, like Nikola Tesla?"How do you not know about Tesla? Kids now days.
joshthegreat666 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - is that a joke?
ladragonaperla1988 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - this is music techno
fallstel Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Gah bad puns go to hell.