Re: pain from coil strikes (fwd)

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Moderator's note: 

Drawing sparks to one's body is risky at best.  While some contend that
the skin effect prevents penetration of the electricity, this effect is
for homogeneous bodies, of which the human body is not.  Nerves, blood
vessels, bones, and muscles all have different conductivites.

The nervous system can't detect frequencies as high as those found in
tesla coils so you can't feel what damage may be occurring.

Chip

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:48:07 +0100
From: Chris Swinson <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: pain from coil strikes (fwd)

Scott,

You will notice that the guys who pass it via thier body always hold metal 
rods or metal gloves etc. The arc itself is hot enough to set fire to things 
and burn them. Though the frequency is high enough not to go very far into 
your body so you do not feel anything, but you can of course get burnt!

Chris



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Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 12:46 AM
Subject: pain from coil strikes (fwd)


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> Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:41:09 -0400
> From: Scott Bogard <teslas-intern@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: pain from coil strikes
>
> Hey everybody,
>     How come half of the websites I read say that coil secondary strikes
> are virtually painless, and you can get RF burns and not know it; when I 
> get
> struck by my small coil (12+ in arcs) it hurts pretty bad (so I obviously
> avoid getting hit).  My coil is a spark gap type, but I have read about
> "painless arcs" from all types of coils, what is the deal?  Am I 
> especially
> sensitive, or is everybody else numb?  Or is there something wrong with my
> coils?  Thanks.
> Scott Bogard.
>
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