Nikolai Tesla has been pretty popular in his afterlife. After dying the defeated foe of Thomas Edison, his name has stuck out to geeks as someone who consistently thought differently about the world, who refused the status quo. But perhaps most importantly, he lives on in inventions like this Tesla gun, built by the folks at Smarter Every Day.
Telsa coils are electrical resonant transformer circuits, and they’re the scientist’s longest lasting legacy. They produce high-voltage, low-current, high frequency alternating-current electricity, and do so with style. As mentioned in thevideo, this is a DIY device straight out of Ghostbusters.
Although, maybe you don’t have to shock your friends with your DIY Tesla coil gun like they do at the end of this clip. Or at least make sure your friends are cool with it too. But really, who wouldn’t be? It’s a Tesla coil gun.
