Omega Recoil is completely uninvolved in this stage production from mugwumpin.org in San Francisco, but I thought it looked interesting.
Future Motive Power trailer from Christopher White on Vimeo.
Industrial Artists and the electrons that love them.
Omega Recoil is completely uninvolved in this stage production from mugwumpin.org in San Francisco, but I thought it looked interesting.
Future Motive Power trailer from Christopher White on Vimeo.
It looks like the “Modern Marvels: Weird Machines” episode is going to air on the regular History Channel on December 27th at 8PM PST (and again a few hours later). Also aired December 17th on H2 at 5 & 9 PM PST.
Here’s a link to the full episode of Modern Marvels which features Omega Recoil and a lot of our friends: Modern Marvels: Weird Machines. At 28:50 you’ll see Jon Sarriugarte and our electrical performances start at 32:50.
(Sometimes the link is active, sometimes it is down because the episode will be airing soon.)
You may have thought a tin-foil hat was a sign of crazy, but a Tesla coil hat is probably a bit crazier: Dual Resonant Solid State Tesla Coil (DRSSTC) on a Hat
Not that Omega Recoil doesn’t have some crazy. Here’s a shot of our own Greg Solberg Greg in 2002:
This makes us think that cooking hotdogs on a Tesla coil or exploding fruit with an arc might be able to be sanctioned by the local health board….or maybe not. Using ionized plasmas as cheap sterilizers for developing world.
Some time ago, a bank of sizable capacitors fell into our hands. We have been planing to use them for a new project for some time. Today we made major progress to that end.
Behold! The first test of the fruit exploder!
In case you’re having trouble seeing the explosion, we’ve grabbed one of the frames: Continue reading “Fruit Exploding”
The Omega Recoil team had a lot of fun showing off our experimental coil, Jacob’s Ladders, and allowing for more audience participation than with our 9 foot Tesla coil. The audience in the yurt could even hear us when the coil wasn’t actively firing.
Here’s one shot of the audience in the yurt learning that experiments often fail. In this experiment we learned that the “Radio Fryer” Tesla Coil does not get hot enough to ignite sparklers.
We also had a chance to play with various fabrics with mylar treatments, florescent tubes, and we handed out squares of mylar sheeting, wire and reflective ribbons to allow the audience to experiment and create something to put atop the coil.
Omega Recoil is taking some of our toys out to the East Bay Mini Maker Faire Sunday, October 16th 2011 at the Park Day School campus + Studio One Art Center in the Temescal district of Oakland.
Independently-organized but inspired by Maker Faire (and MAKE magazine, makezine.com and craftzine.com), East Bay Mini Maker Faire is a full-blown community fair that brings together science, art, craft, homesteading and engineering plus music, food, workshops, and performance. This family-friendly event showcases the amazing work of all kinds of makers across the East Bay and beyond—anyone who is embracing the DIY or DIT (do-it-together!) spirit.
This year, East Bay MIni Maker Faire is featuring the work of over 130 local makers; for the complete list check our Makers and the Schedule pages. For more information, news, and updates, check ebmakerfaire.com.
We even have a discount code if you’re ordering tickets at eventbrite just give them the ALL CAPS first word of our name for a 15% discount.
See you in the yurt!
Interesting article and mention of Nikola Tesla in the Economist magazine: http://www.economist.com/node/18750574.
Here’s some of the coverage we’ve noticed:
CNet has a photo and mini blurb of us in their Happy hackers at Maker Faire 2011 (photos).
Popular Mechanics has us listed as one of the 10 Coolest DIY Projects From Maker Faire 2011.