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Man Converts Cordless Drill To Tesla Coil

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The picture above shows a cordless drill a man modded into a little handheld Tesla Coil. As is evident from the picture, the little coil is great for things like, um, making a light bulb glow like a plasma globe. Neat buddy, but can you mod a cordless drill to put holes in wood and other objects? Because that, my friend, would be frickin' sweeeeeet.
Video of the coil in action after the shock.

Handheld Tesla Coil Turns Light Bulb into Plasma Globe [techeblog]

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