I’ll be at Seattle Maker Faire today at 3:45 to show off the Tesla Gun. Hope to see you there! <img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-826” title&…

Ask, and ye shall receive lightning. For best results, choose 720p. Enjoy!

I'm going to try to merge my (private) project wiki with the public blog. This calls for a new spark-o-licious theme! Pardon the dust while stuff gets added and shuffled around. The background shot is…

I haven’t had time for an update in a while. But great things are afoot. So in the meantime I give you: SWEDISH PULSE JET SLEDS… ON ICE! Fun times start at 1:05.

<img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” class=”alignnone size-full wp-image-629” title=”Discovery Channel video” src=”uploads/2012/02/discovery1.jpg Pip and I w…

I gave another talk at Ada’s Technical Books: this time about the (nearly completed) Tesla gun. The audio isn’t perfect, and it very tragically ends just before the spectacular spark demonstration, bu…

What better way to ring in the new year than with a 3d photobooth that auto-posts to Flickr? May your 2012 be full of joy… and SCIENCE! <img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” class=”al…

To celebrate the season this year, I got together with some friends to make gingerbread houses. My contribution: Gingerbread Wardenclyffe, with real lightning action! <img decoding=”async” loa…

After tragically melting my previous HV switch, and given that a 15kV multi-ampere switch isn’t exactly something you find at Radio Shack, I’ve had to resort to more drastic measures. It was time to m…