Re: A challenge

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Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>

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>	The original purpose of my question was really too see if anyone had
>any data on the physiological effects of "RF" signals.  I know from
>experience that contact with a high power 4800 hertz source (driving a
>shake table, of all things) hurts like crazy.  I've always regarded the
>primary circuit of a TC as a lethal device, but been more concerned with
>burns than electrocution from secondary streamers.
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>Ed
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Hi Ed...

a few years ago I put up my coil for Holloween in the back yard and on 
each side of the toroid I placed pumkins about 4 feet away on metal 
poles ( to attract the streamers) anywayyy...   the pumkins recieved 
hundreds of hits that night ... the following morning when I was 
cleaning up, I took a close look at the pumkins and noticed multiple 
"pock" marks on the skin of the pumkins ( dark brown soft indentations 
about 1/8" dia) I pulled out the pocket knife and carved away at the 
pumkin...  finding channels in the underlying "flesh"  ( kinda think the 
path of the streamers took the route of the "veins" in the flesh)  the 
channels were softer than the surrounding material...

another side note...   during summer months I have the pool set up so 
when I run my coil it is closer to the tree...  which gets hit on 
occasion, the branch which does get hit is dying ( mostly dead at this 
point... were talking about a branch 3" in dia) ...    obviously 
streamers do cause severe damage to living things ....  


Scot D