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live on air Watch this news reporter just miss getting massively zapped on air David Pescovitz
tesla coils Watch Adam Savage get zapped by electricity Xeni Jardin
utilities Excellent 1990 electrical safety video for kids starring VOLTON and hallucinatory CGI David Pescovitz
penn & teller Watch Teller almost get SHOCKED by dangerous jugglers The Passing Zone, on 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us!' Xeni Jardin
Lemonade from lemons Shocker: lemon-powered batteries can't power an electric supercar Andrea James
high voltage Watch how to make a homemade Van de Graaff generator Andrea James
lights Watch this cool demonstration of a vintage carbon arc lamp Andrea James
experiment Gentleman sends a million volts through his phone with impressive results Andrea James
crash Watch a car crash spark a spectacular electrical fire Andrea James
watermelons Spoiler: the watermelon explodes when you run 20,000 volts through it Rob Beschizza
experiments Pumping electric current through pencil graphite – ouch Mark Frauenfelder
evil gods What happens when powerlines fall on a chainlink fence Rob Beschizza
electricity Maps of US electricity sources Rob Beschizza
lichtenberg figure Glow-in-the-dark patterns burned into electrocuted wood Andrea James
electric grid Somebody attacked an electrical substation in California last year. This should make you concerned. Maggie Koerth
electricity Lighting scars on eyes of man blinded by electric shock Cory Doctorow