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Legend of Zelda theme on Tesla coils
Boing Boing Gadgets — SexyBack vs. Legend of Zelda Theme on Two Tesla Coils from Trammell on Vimeo. From Arc Attack: ArcAttack employs a unique DJ set up of their own creation (an HVDJ set up) to generate an 'electrifying' audio visual performance. The HVDJ pumps music through a PA System while two specially designed DRSSTC's (Dual-Resonant Solid State Tesla Coils) act as separate synchronized instruments." "These high tech machines produce an electrical arc similar to a continuous lightning ...

Sweet Songs of Zeus! Geek Anthems Sung By Tesla Coils [Audio]
Gizmodo — Zaps from tesla coils sound like old school synthesizers, so they're the perfect instrument of delivery for 8-bit video game and geek anthems. ArcAttack brings sexy technology back when he plays the Zelda Theme Song remixed with Justin Timberlake at Dragon*Con 2008. [ArcAttack via Vimeo via BoingBoingGadgets] If there's something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS! [myself248] ...

Happy Birthday, Nikola Tesla! [Science]
Gizmodo — Nikola Tesla, the granddaddy of electricity, was born on this day way back in 1856. If only he were alive to see what kind of goofy crap we were doing with his namesake coils! People love cheating death by standing right under some Tesla Coils going crazy, protecting themselves in Faraday Cages. They also like playing music through Tesla Coils, especially super nerdy music like the Zelda theme song. And people even use his toys to protect their computers, although that ones isn't all to practical. You can see that one in action above. So for all that you've done for us, we thank you Mr. ...

Gizmodo Gallery 2009: The Details [Giz Gallery 09]
Gizmodo — When I was a boy, I loved New York's Museum of Natural History. Mostly the dinosaurs. But why, in the tech world, are there no places to celebrate gadgetry as art, history, the things we love? This year's follow up to the original Giz Gallery is just that. It is a collection of the greatest gadgets and tech we could find and fit under a roof. It is not meant to throw things in your face that you don't need so you can engulf them in exchange for debt, but is here to celebrate what is great about our world of tech, commerical or hacked, new or old. And there is no other collection in the world like it for strength of display of ...

At Gizmodo Gallery 09: Singing Tesla Coils [Giz Gallery '09]
Gizmodo — Don't pretend like you're too cool for lightning. Especially lightning that makes music. This is why you'll want to hop the first train out to Giz Gallery '09 and check out the mindblowing singing Tesla coils we'll have on display. Arc Attack is the six man crew who makes this technological spectacle possible, and in addition to the two music making Tesla coils in their performance, they also have a robotic set of drums and a guy walking around the coils in a chain mail Faraday suit. And there's LIGHTNING. But even better, Arc Attack will be performing three times daily ...