What 50,000 watts of RF energy sounds like through a jumper cable

Re:What 50,000 watts of RF energy sounds like through a jump... by AndrewKemendo on Thursday February 11, 2016 @01:48AM (#11078605)

Same way as a plasma speaker

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Re:What 50,000 watts of RF energy sounds like through a jump... by JoshTriplett on Thursday February 11, 2016 @02:12AM (#11078675)

Or, on a larger scale, a Zeusaphone/Thoremin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ff_AXVlo9U

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Re:What 50,000 watts of RF energy sounds like through a jump... by okbake on Thursday February 11, 2016 @04:52AM (#11079225)

It would be cool to see a guitar amplifier that worked like this. It seems dangerous, but that would be awesome to hear/watch.

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Re:What 50,000 watts of RF energy sounds like through a jump... by jakeogh on Thursday February 11, 2016 @02:40AM (#11078768)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgll-XTqcS4 (youtube-dl with mpv fullscreen recommended)

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Re:What 50,000 watts of RF energy sounds like through a jump... by icpmacdo on Thursday February 11, 2016 @02:58AM (#11078851)

Dumb question is it also creating the piano like sound in that video with the electricity? Very cool to watch.

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Re:What 50,000 watts of RF energy sounds like through a jump... by jakeogh on Thursday February 11, 2016 @03:07AM (#11078878)

Yes! That's all done with the plasma channel expanding and (therefore) contracting at audible frequencies.

(edit: I'm way wrong on the piano. arjie's correct about the backing track)

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Re:What 50,000 watts of RF energy sounds like through a jump... by arjie on Thursday February 11, 2016 @03:20AM (#11078930)

There's a backing track.

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