I'm sending this to a few other groups I'm on, thought some others might be interested in this project. Hmm... I'll bet you can. The principle seems to be that...
OK, I finally scanned the page in my notebook and cleaned it up. Here's the capacitance meter I designed and built in the mid '80s. Uses two 555 timers, I used...
I've started a group called SumoRobot. Sumo Robots or SumoBots are small robots that try and push each other out of a small flat ring area. They are -not-...
It's usually hard to find 100meg resistors (for working with high volt supplies, ion measurements, geiger counter circuts, etc.) I see that Electronic...
I'm sure members of this group are familar with Alfred Morgan's book, "The Boy Electrician." sEver since I first got my own copy of the book when I was a kid,...
Greetings I have a wonderful site for ordering those specific books. And books on almost everything else. Windmills, producer gas engines, tesla stuff, forge...
To those of you who didn't go to Rustycon... You guys missed a great convention! We got to insult and threaten David Gerrold and toss Tribbles all over him. ...
Hey, a few here are "local" to me, ie, in the Seattle, WA to Portland, OR area. Any of you make it to Rustycon this past weekend? I shoulda thought to ask that...
Make sure and check out the bookmarks page- I am adding links constantly. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mad_scientist/links I've added a new Tesla link for...
Greetings, Actually, in the US., specifically in St. Louis Missouri, the regional power company still runs a "DC power plant" (I think they finally ripped out...
Hi fellow mad-scientists ! During these holidays, i've done some "digging" on uses for microwave oven. Among other things, there was a short article on...
The Bismarck Tribune May 7, 2001, Monday Don't let those causes make you a case DENNIS ZINIEL Have you ever noticed how many causes we seem to have in this...
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... Actually it is 120Hz, since you get a pulse for each peak regardless of electrical polarity. So you can use a tube that much shorter. Steve Greenfield ...
... It could allow the arc to rise much higher just because of the lack of room air movement disturbing it. My Jacob's Ladder is "sealed" in a rectangular...
I've had some reading on HERF guns and other stuff. Quite effective compared to size and material required. Must try them once. They can be good if one intends...
Check the Bookmarks area for new links including Tesla Turbines. And here's a crazy idea- use old AOL CDs for a low power Tesla Turbine! Or how about the...
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I apologise for my "absence", my HD crashed badly. 40% of crash is my fault. If i were more careful, system would be up'n'running within an hour or so... Now...
Alright, how about magnetic levitation? Doing so by optical feedback on an electromagnet is passe. http://www.oz.net/~coilgun/levitation/home.htm (The coil gun...
We shall soon see what Dean Kamen's "Ginger" or "It" really is. This is one idea: http://www.time.com/time/2001/segway/index.html -- Robert Joseph Honan...
I added even more Mad Scientist-ish links. Mind control (how else are you gonna get assistants?), Vortex tubes, Directed Energy Weapons, etc. Go have a look! ...
Hello all. Has anyone done practical tests on "sonoluminence" ? It is the effect which turns sound into light. I remeber of the following description : Light...
So about those plans for a thermonuclear device found in an al-Qaida safe house in Kabul. Seems a British reporter didn't realize those instructions probably...
Hi ! I've subscribed here right after receiving msg about this new group. There is a webpage about "mad science" on some Amiga-related site, there is a good...
OK, what diabolical schemes does everyone have planned? I'm planning on a few things to go with the Jacob's Ladder on the front of the group page. A small...
