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There Can Be Only One: Two Guys Standing On Top Of Tesla Coils Battling Each Other With Electricity

November 5, 2012 in battling, bzzzzzzzz, electricity, fight! fight! fight!, music, oh man i would totally do that except not really because we could shoot fireworks at each other all day but i don't really f*** with electricity, ohhhhhh he got me!, tesla coil, there can be only one, video, wait who won?, wtf did i just watch, zippity zap!

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This is a video of two guys standing atop Tesla coils wearing Faraday suits and battling each other with electricity at the recent Belfast Festival at Queens in Ireland. I don't know who the hell told them you're supposed to fight electricity with electricity, but I would have brought a crossbow. At least one of those oversized Q-Tips from American Gladiators.

Hit the jump for seven minutes of the come on guys, lightning cancels lightning, everybody knows that.

Thanks to my buddy Terry, who battles the old fashioned way: with drinking contests. You're on!

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There are Comments

  • If you are interested in the real unfinished work of Tesla and all the electrical engineers from the 19 century. go to http://ericdollard.com

  • So effin COOL...

  • Basil Sheridan

    Queens University is in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It's an entirely different country.

  • ZomBBombeR

    Would have been better with good vs. evil Cole MacGrath lol.

  • Joey Svitek

    We have clearly beat the everloving fuck out of electricity and made it our bitch.

  • my video is a little clearer than this, great show tho.
    http://youtu.be/dN8YvM-4kY8

  • meh I dunno, looks cool but I would be more concern about the family jewels.

  • Luneth

    This and F-Zero; sports of the future.

  • Steven Sanchez

    Thor could take both of these wimps out...

  • MC

    Impressive, I would have loved to see this in person! There is a bright future for these two fire benders in our world. They will be considered Gods by some, and children of Raiden by others; either way we are doomed when they decide to use their powers for evil.

  • Lee Tan

    Was anyone* else thinking slightly about Highlander in the beginning?

  • Terry Sinay

    I would destroy you.

  • Google them... there are MUCH better videos of them.

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