There are 10,000 videos showing how to do this on KZread, even I have one on my channel. Please do not assume this man is responsible for the tragedy. Anybody smart enough to disassemble a microwave and assemble this demonstration is well aware of the dangers involved. It must have been a very unfortunate mistake. Im sure if this kid was still alive, he would laugh at himself, I know I would! I know many electrical engineers, and projects like these inspired them to learn more. Keep learning, stay safe.

@GenerationXT

8 жыл бұрын

+TheBackyardScientist Quote:( Please do not assume this man is responsible for the tragedy.) I don't think this person is being blamed. However I see all sorts of videos using a MW transformer, and don't like the idea. The reason is the high current they can put out. You can build a Jacobs ladder with a high voltage source having a current of about 30 milliamps. An example of such a source would be a neon sign transformer. A Microwave transformer can put out roughly 20 times that amount of current, generally between 500-700 milliamps. The voltage is actually lower but the current is much higher, making it more dangerous.

@E_pokko

8 жыл бұрын

Hi love your vid

@drdin3442

6 жыл бұрын

30mA at a few thousand volts can still be lethal, no?

@sadderwhiskeymann

5 жыл бұрын

@@drdin3442 no!

@HoorGuvLabs

2 жыл бұрын

@@sadderwhiskeymann 30mA can still be deadly, from my knowledge 30mA can make you grab onto it and make you not let go...

Please don't take the video down. There is a warning in the description and you warned them in the video a few times. If you don't know what you're doing, don't try it! My daughter loves science and loves watching these videos.

When I was 18, I used a 15,000v 60ma neon transformer to make a Jacob Ladder. That was the first time I ever saw a spark looking like flames. Never got shocked by one, thankfully.

@MarshawnDixon

5 ай бұрын

I just made my first high voltage arc tonight and it was very cool

"If you like the smell of ozone in the morning" is one of the best non-quote I've ever heard...

@Tortugostalker

8 жыл бұрын

+kinoglaz777 yup, paired with this article is really ironic, overall the part of the smell >_< www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/04/20/ohio-boy-electrocuted-while-conducting-youtube-experiment/83275354/

@hailzanzibar4881

5 жыл бұрын

If you like the smell of burning flesh in the morning

So many videos have been taken down because of that kid that died. thanks for the warnings even tho it should be common sense

anyone that dies attempting this is to blame. don't blame the uploader.

@carlbrutananadilewski

8 жыл бұрын

Decca You should try this experiment just like that kid did. I hope you get hurt.

@carlbrutananadilewski

8 жыл бұрын

***** Does someone wanna tell me why my pool is filled with hotdog chunks, and dirty dishes?

@carlbrutananadilewski

8 жыл бұрын

***** look up carl brutananadilewski soundboard prank call on youtube, one of the funniest things i've ever seen. the one where he calls the insurance companies, it's in 3 parts.

@carlbrutananadilewski

8 жыл бұрын

+Decca well then you obviously didn't do it incorrectly resulting in death. congratulations.

Maybe you could have a small servo with a nail on the end to make contact with the wire so you could end up with a microcontroller controlled jacobs ladder!

Would it keep a consistent spark if I were to solder a nail to one of the posts leaving a small gap between the next one?

If you want to be less risky use a ZVS driver and a fly back transformer for a consistent higher voltage arc, but at a lower current(usually no more than 60mA) it can be lethal but it is more than safer than the 500mA MOT

If you keep the bottom of the ladder 3/16 or less,ladder will work without stick. Or solder a starter tab and it lights up like xmas. Cool Vid. Thanks

How do you make it self igniting mate, do you just need more transformers for a High voltage

How did you hook up your transformer to you power source. Do we just use a power cord that hooks up to an outlet? I wanna be smart about this

Can I use a standard screw driver to start the arc?

For "spark gap" Wikipedia says. An arc formed in air will ionize oxygen and nitrogen, which then can re-form into reactive molecules such as ozone and nitric oxide. These products can be damaging to the mucous membranes. It also says something about ultravolet radiation damaging your cornea, but I'm not sure you have to worry about either when briefly playing like something like this.

Great video I'm a biochemist and now I wish I was a physicist instead. Love Jacobs ladder.

i live in the U.S., so i get 120 volts. will my transformer be ok for more than a minute?

Can you make a version where the sparks climb automatically without coaxing with the stick, and repeat over and over and over again?

try a neon sign transformer. they work great and make an arc spontaneously. I've done it myself.

@wonderstruckwow

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, they're a better option but we just happened to have an old MOT to hand for this.

Awesome! Thanks for posting this!

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

***** Our pleasure! Glad you like it.

I know you're recycling but a safER option would be to use a neon sign or oil burner ignition transformer. Microwave oven transformers output 2,000 volts at 500 milliamps and anything over 100 mA has a good potential to stop your heart. Neon or oil burner transformers usually output 30mA with roughly 10,000 volts. It would hurt like hell, may burn you, but probably won't kill you, although anything above 20 mA has the potential to contract your muscles so you can't let go and cause suffocation.

just read a boy died trying to recreate this. its all over the news. cool video.

Why aren't you big on KZread?! 15,000 subs is barely anything but watching this feels the same as someone with a million subscribers. I know just me isn't going to affect anything, but I subscribed and I hope that you'll blow up soon (...not literally...) Keep making these awesome videos! I'll eagerly await the next one!

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

JamesTavRule Thanks! Glad you like the videos and we do hope to blow up soon! Thanks for subscribing.

@mrdad1541

4 жыл бұрын

They all died

"It'll kill you if you don't know what your doing". Well I'm out!

@bobfrediii2131

2 жыл бұрын

Haha same, I wanna make a Tesla coil first which is slightly safer but more dangerous, once I make that I think I’ll be ready for Jacob

Amazing video. Very educational. :D

Couldn't you put something permanent between the electrodes so that it would create one arc after another? Kind of a self starter?

I'm in the US, our mains here is 120v but MOT's basically follow the same design principles. Some questions about earthing ("grounding" in North America), though... 1) Aside from connecting the base of the transformer to the second copper pipe/wire, should it also be earthed? (By means of using a 3-wire cord instead of a 2-wire cord) 2) I've seen the dowel & nail method used before. Some folks choose to run an insulated ground wire from the nail to a grounded object such as a copper gas or water pipe, grounding rod, etc. Should I consider this? Also, out of curiosity, how do I prevent MOT's from catching fire? Should I place them in transformer oil, or will this damage the MOT? Or is it simply not possible to stop an MOT from overheating? If this does not work I suppose I can spend some $$ and purchase a 10kV current limited neon sign transformer off eBay or Amazon, although my microwave is on the fritz and I'm thinking about salvaging the transformer once I replace it...

Can you use a pvc pipe as the dowel?

So many memories of shopping at Fry's with my dad.

I love the smell of ozone in the morning! I'm sure there is a microwave oven somewhere down in the yard. Thank you!

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

Zyklon - Drake. No problem - just be careful with those high voltages.

Why not just put the tubing closer together at the bottom to start the spark?

How do i safely do this?

That was beautiful man

Thank you for the video, I actually seen it from start to end. I still have some questions that I need some answers for if you don't mind: 1st: What is that extension hanging in the air from the input side? I can see two wires probably taped together. The second question is, those poles which the spark comes in between, are they empty from inside? like tubes for example, perhaps copper tubes like in the back of the refrigerator? or what. Again, thank you and I hope you find the time to answer my questions.

@dangerousdan4184

8 жыл бұрын

+Ahmed Alian The "poles" can be either tubing, or solid wire. They also can be steel, or copper. The extra wires seen on the left side of the transformer were used to power the filament or heater inside the magnetron tube in the oven. They should not be connected together. Remember, there is a deadly amount of power here, BE CAREFUL!

+wonderstruckwow Thanks for your vids, I really enjoy what you share. One tip from me: You should properly ground the transformer (3:52). It will work without grounding, but due to the high voltage and thin wire there will be flashovers within the secondary coil. This destroys the transformer in no time. If in doubt, see how its done in a microwave (before blowing it up of course)

@wonderstruckwow

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice - not sure why we didn't do that!

@bobfrediii2131

2 жыл бұрын

Ground it to where?

Sadly a 15 yr old High School student in Vermilion OH attempted to make a version of this April 19, 2016 and was electrocuted. For those not in the know, electrocuted means "death by electricity", not to be confused with shocked, which is where you survive the jolt. fox8.com/2016/04/20/vermilion-15-year-old-dies-while-conducting-experiment-he-saw-on-youtube/

@johnschmitt754

8 жыл бұрын

+markmarcie2 I hope it encourages other young, future scientists to take warnings and disclaimers very seriously. They're no joke.

I'm a little curious how many times he's been electrocuted and how badly

Great how to. I'm making a frankenstein lab for halloween and would love one of these. You said the transformer was smoking/heating up during use, is there a way to run this throughout the night without this happening?

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

kepler2020 I don't think you'd be able to do this with our set up. Leaving it running through the night could be a bit of a hazard anyway as the arc is more than capable of causing a fire if it should come into contact with anything flammable and then there's the risk of someone curious touching it if it's left unattended, which could be fatal. One thing we've been thinking about is to use a contact point at the base of the electrodes that is moved by a servo to close the gap and form the arc. This could then be triggered by a sensor of some description and the whole thing could be controlled by an Arduino or other microcontroller. You'd have to build in some safety to make sure that the apparatus couldn't be triggered too often and even then it should be encased so no one can touch anything and it shouldn't be left unattended.

Great video and you did warn the viewers of the dangers. Like most things there is a danger of dieing. I hope most realise this and don't try blaming the uploader for the poor 15yr olds tragic death. The science and effect of this is really cool and very educational. he was absolutely clear of the dangers and precautions you must take with the insulated dry wood. If anything parents should teach their children more on the fact that if they believe something to be dangerous like this to talk to their parents about it before doing something so dangerous alone. Only people to blame is either the parents or the kid depending on the situation.

@megans.4599

8 жыл бұрын

This was way before the kid died...

@alexcantu1112

8 жыл бұрын

I was friends with the kid, please don't do it at home without safety

@happyhappyjoyjoy2154

4 жыл бұрын

Dying* jeez

Everyone please don't try this unless you really do know what you are doing. Be careful.

@poopydude6360

8 жыл бұрын

+How2Save01 Don't do it unless you know what you are doing or you will probably die is a pretty stiff warning. At least to anyone rational.

@tf3confirmedbuthv54

5 жыл бұрын

Stop saying this!! He gave plenty of oh so plenty warnings!

Did you try connecting two transformers in series? The first one would boost the voltage by about 10X, then next one about 10X again. That ought to spontaneously create sparks

@diecksl

Жыл бұрын

Does'nt work that way. The insulation of the windings of the 2nd transformer will not withstand more than a few kilovolts. It would die in seconds. What you actually can do is to connect the primaries of two transformers "anti-parallel" (out of phase) to get twice the voltage (around 5 kV).

If you put a lighter at the bottom the fire will create plasma and you still have an automatic jacob’s ladder!!

That's great dude

No fried wonderstruckwow today because he knows proper safety precautions

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

NoblexSoul Not yet! If this was for regular use we'd properly insulate it all and put the electrodes in some kind of perspex cage because it really is all to easy to forget it's live.

In the 1960s I built one when I was probably 12. I used a neon light transfer which produced a very high voltage and high frequency. I had no help from my dad who was an electrical engineer. Luckily I survived. I think I was lucky. The voltage was high enough that the spark started with at the bottom and climbed up the ladder.

@seastate1277

Жыл бұрын

Transformers don't change the frequency. Glad you're still with us!

Can you daisy chain multiple transformers to get higher voltage?

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

Eddy Hidayat Possibly, haven't tried it though.

🤔 Did you you know that if you reverse the angle, and then bend the tips away and down from each other in creating a sudden bend, balls of light will shoot off the end. One rod must be a little bit longe, and you’ll need to unleash a hefty charge of static electricity to make this happen. A bank of High capacity static capacitors is required, and a trigger to release the energy all at once they are fully charged.

Hi , nice video !Is this also possible with DC like with an 9V battery(of course with a different structure or electrically parts) ?

@wonderstruckwow

8 жыл бұрын

+It's Wolfs live Yes it is, but can't say I've done this myself. You do indeed need a few different parts but there's a nice little video showing you how to at kzread.info/dash/bejne/lYlk1a6fZdLRipM.html. Even though you're only using a 9 volt battery you still need to be very careful with the high voltage output.

@warioware24

8 жыл бұрын

wonderstruckwow thank you! Do you know where i could get the part is shown at 0:22 or ist it self made?

@wonderstruckwow

8 жыл бұрын

+It's Wolfs live That's the flyback transformer - it's used in a TV set to generate high voltages. I'm sure if you look on ebay you'll be able to find one. Just put the part number from the video in and have a search.

@warioware24

8 жыл бұрын

Ahh i see...ill look for one thank you! !

@warioware24

8 жыл бұрын

Hi wonderstruckwow​ just another question with the Transistor, in the Video it says 1307, but i only can find 13007,can i also use it?

Why not place your antennas so close to where they barely touch, and install a a turn signal switch; so that the spark may switch off and on, and may not get too hot? 💯🖖🏾👍🏾

very cool i may just build one. Question i think i already know the answer to but. will a florescent light transformer / ballast work?

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

Nova Flare Good question - I've never seen one used in this way so I suspect they won't work very well if at all as they output in the 100s of volts rather than the thousands.

@nanaki-seto

9 жыл бұрын

wonderstruckwow hmm but i think the amps might be hirer allowing the current to jump. No matter i see microwaves on the street all the time for the trash man. Oh any plans for the magnetron could be interesting. Though it may just make a radio jammer lol.

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

Nova Flare For a spark to form in air the potential difference (voltage) across the electrodes must exceed the breakdown potential of the air. If the voltage isn't greater than that the spark can't jump, pretty much regardless of the size of the current. I think the the output current of our transformer is of the order of 0,1 A or less (but it only takes a few milliamps to stop your heart). I'm not sure about the current output from flourescent lamp transformers.

@TheChipmunk2008

9 жыл бұрын

Nova Flare Just a word of warning: the ceramic insulators at each end of a magnetron's cavity (one exposed and usually one inside the can with the connections) contain beryllium oxides, don't break them up or grind them at all, the dust's carcinogenic :)

@nanaki-seto

9 жыл бұрын

***** yeh is like the rectafiers on high capacity car battery chargers. Nasty stuff. Getting cut by one of those bastards could mess you up real good as it is also just good old fashion toxic.

Ok, so I have a microwave transformer that has three coils. The third outputs extremely high voltage. I was able to pull a 1 ft arc off it. Now this is a lethal arc, as it tripped a 15 amp breaker. PROBLEM- It only arcs when initially shorted then electrodes pulled away from each other. I desire to make it into a driver for a ozone he generator. Question- Can I use a fluorescent light ballast between the mains and the transformer so that the output is both higher, and arcs more easily, plus isn't lethal anymore?

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

zdw306 I should think using the ballast would be a good idea, but haven't tried it myself.

@zdw306

9 жыл бұрын

I should also say that I have a second microwave oven that has a good transformer & magnetron in it. so i have two of these transformers + another two magnetron emitters. Yes I know a good bit about how to be safe around high voltages, but gotta say- They still scare me!

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

zdw306 Yes - you've only got to make one mistake!

The wires that are not connected go to the capacitor..right?? can you hook up the capacitor, and if so would it help out the voltage to be higher???

@dangerousdan4184

8 жыл бұрын

+Kennynva T. Those extra wires are low-voltage AC that powered the filament in the magnetron tube.

@Kennynva

8 жыл бұрын

So the two wire go to the magnetron...and the high voltage wire..goes to the capacitor and diode in a microwave oven right???

@dangerousdan4184

8 жыл бұрын

+Kennynva T. Yes, the two "filament winding" wires from the transformer go to the 2 terminals on the magnetron. The high-voltage winding on the transformer has one end grounded to the core, and the "hot" wire goes to one terminal on the capacitor. The second terminal on the capacitor has the diode connected to ground, and this terminal also connects to one of the 2 filament leads going to the magnetron, which is the high-voltage input to the tube. The capacitor and diode form a half-wave unfiltered voltage doubler. The positive-going half cycle goes from the transformer, through the capacitor, then through the diode to ground, charging the capacitor. Then the negative-going half cycle from the transformer goes through the capacitor, and gets added to the voltage already in the capacitor, effectively doubling it. The diode is now reverse-biased, so it don't conduct, causing this voltage to go into the magnetron and do its thing, returning to ground through the case of the magnetron. The filament winding on the transformer is only providing several volts AC to the filament, but it also has the high voltage DC on it, so this winding is well-insulated from any other parts of the transformer. In the Jacobs ladder in the video, there is no high voltage in the unused filament winding leads, just a few volts AC. A simple way to view this type of voltage doubler is to imagine a diode and capacitor in series, across an AC voltage source, like most power supplies. But instead of putting the "load" across the capacitor, you put it across the diode.

@Kennynva

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much...so could you use the output of the capacitor going to the diode and connect it to the jacobs ladder...??? and it would be doubled...would that work...???

@dangerousdan4184

8 жыл бұрын

+Kennynva T. I'm not sure if that would work. Being half-wave DC, the arc would extinguish during the missing half-cycles and may not continue. And I've never seen a DC Jacobs ladder, not sure if it would work properly even with pure DC.

...I used an Old Neon Sign Transformer!.....I think it's about 22 Kv on the output!

I didn't really receive this lesson well in class, but is this just an electrical arc, or is this a plasma?

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

***** An arc occurs due to the electrical breakdown of a gas. You then get a plasma discharge through the gas so it is kind of the same thing.

Run compressed air between copper rods from bellow

my brother's an electrician so i'm guessing he'll know how to do this- because I don't wanna die :)

I used a car ignition coil that started by ittself with out needing to be "primed".

Hi do you have an email address & can you send it to me? My question is sort of complex.. Does this Jacobs ladder stop devices from bothering someone ? Basically how helpful is this device?

@hailzanzibar4881

5 жыл бұрын

What? It’s not helpful, it just looks cool, that’s all.

@Cacatingura

3 жыл бұрын

How many neurons do you have?

instead of using the nail to lessen the gap between the two rods, why don't you just make the gap smaller at the base.

I believe the Jacob's ladder was used in hospitals too!

Put a flame between the two rods and the fire will create plasma, making the use of the stick pointless

There are other videos in which the Ladder does not require a wooden stick. Why do you need one in the UK. Is the physics different in the UK?

@hailzanzibar4881

5 жыл бұрын

The transformer is a lower voltage. When using, say, a 20,000 volt neon sign transformer, the voltage is high enough to bridge the gap at the bottom.

@derholzhacker4780

5 жыл бұрын

@@hailzanzibar4881 I think I would try a smaller gap. A man could accidentally use a stick that was too damp.

@hailzanzibar4881

5 жыл бұрын

@@derholzhacker4780 It would have to be a gap of less than 1 millimeter for it to work. And don't use a stick, just use a screwdriver with a rubber handle, or even better, a probing device.

@derholzhacker4780

5 жыл бұрын

@@hailzanzibar4881 ....Thank you. 1 mm sound about right.

Thanks

My friend tried this and died. I know it looks cool but please don't. Morgan was very careful and smart and still managed to get himself killed so please don't try it. Don't get mad at the guy in the video by the way he didn't mean to do it, he even put warnings up and Morgan still thought he could do it. Really you don't know.

@sadderwhiskeymann

5 жыл бұрын

I am sorry for your loss. But, don't let the grief make you irrational; it *can* be done, ppl have build this and survived. Maybe it's because i have a college education in electronics but still, it is not impossible! Again, may your friend rest in peace.

Really the thing about killing you is not a disclaimer, it really will, attempting to experiment with voltages like that will certainly kill you if you make just the smallest of mistakes, watch these things on KZread and don't try them yourself.

reminds me of the old black and white Flash Gordon weekly show from TV when i was a Kid

Use a small candle to start the plasma stream.

this guy needs alot more subs lol like 2 mill

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

Ausintune Spread the word!

@ausintune9014

9 жыл бұрын

:)

Just use a couple of 220 to 5v transformers backwards and feed it with pulsed DC...

U r so smart!

Kid just died trying out this experiment

Is that how a spark plug works

Wonderful. Build a steadycam.

Use a neon-light transformer ~5KV and you won't need the nail.

AC/DC hahahahah

Much safer is to use ZVS Flyback design, MOT's are DANGEROUS NO CURRENT LIMIT!!!

Try putting a single strand of 28 - 44 guage copper wire at the top of each electrode It will probably just burn out immediately but it should be interesting

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

Mitchell Kuske Might give that a go but might be better at the bottom so that any arc formed can travel up the electrodes.

@mitchellkuske6339

9 жыл бұрын

Cool... make sure that you get it on video and tag me in the vid plz

@mitchellkuske6339

9 жыл бұрын

Ohh and I would discharge it after u turn it off

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

Mitchell Kuske We haven't got a capacitor in this circuit so no need to discharge after it's switched off.

@mitchellkuske6339

9 жыл бұрын

K

Why didn't you bend the copper rods closer together to avoid using the highly complex dowel and nail? (Since you're a teacher I proof read and edited that sentence about 3 times before posting it) xD

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

EweChewBrrr Ha ha - sentence seems fine to me. Yes, I might try moving the electrodes closer together but to get a spark through air at about 2000 volts we'd need them to be about 1 mm apart. Another possibility might be to drill a hole through the bottom of one of the electrodes and put a self tapping screw through it to close the gap - that way it'll be a bit more adjustable.

Nice! I wanna make one ,but my won't let me

@wonderstruckwow

9 жыл бұрын

Clash With Ethan It is potentially very dangerous - maybe start off with something a bit less lethal?

@jthornton554

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah

Don't try this at home kids.

@immaCOman

8 жыл бұрын

literally! so sad!

no problem,

Me 11 years old trying to make Jacob's ladder😂

i plan to build something similar . since ze plug in is techicaly d.c coming from ze powerplant i thought to myself why not i build a system which can power itself yes we all hears of ze free energy theory . im taking a different approach using rather simple physics between a large wheel . a small wheel & wiring connecting to a microwave transformer which it connects to a battery bank 7 then a wall socket & into a a.c. motor . d.c supplied by a large alternator which hooks up creating a loop .. ze battery will be dead of course so whatever comes out of ze transformer is stored... its pretty complicated & i will have it done soon

Had to come here to see how its made. A 15 year old just died not to far from here trying to make one of these.

@Movhh

8 жыл бұрын

vermillion kid from ohio?

@lancestrahm2362

8 жыл бұрын

+Movh yea, crazy

@TechyGamer

8 жыл бұрын

thats why I came to the video

@richarddefibaugh2090

8 жыл бұрын

+Lance Strahm I just heard about that, wanted to see what it was.

@Movhh

8 жыл бұрын

same

i have had great success with a 12v halogen ballast and a flyback taken out of a 5" plasma ball: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hmeFqJJwn9uTo9o.html i think you have plenty of volts there, and there is another reason it is not sparking automatically; you need to make an air pocket below the spark point. so the prongs need to be fitted further apart, and bend over to meet each other a little above the surface.

did anyone notice the squirrel looking through the window??

@wonderstruckwow

8 жыл бұрын

+leebartley1 Do you mean around about 5:45? If so, that's not a squirrel it's a funny shaped stone I've got on the window sill of the workshop. Well spotted though!

freshman kid died in OHIO doing this

@Movhh

8 жыл бұрын

thats y i looked this up

@GoldenStateTimes

8 жыл бұрын

Prayers to his friends and family

@simonstout5520

8 жыл бұрын

I looked it up for this reason

I guess you have to have specific interests to see the value of this, neat display but I don't see why you would build this just to watch the arc travel. Is this just something to entertain yourself with or does it have some value to it's design?

@GPGaal

3 жыл бұрын

It's a piece of dynamic artwork, like a plasma ball, tesla coil or Van de Graaff generator, with the added benefit of being a cool example of some electromagnetic principles.

An INPLIX is a place where you can learn how to make it yourself much cheaper.

Should you have TWO transformers , wire the inputs in ANTI PHASE and you get twice the high voltage across the two output terminals ( which go to each upright pipe ) the iron cores are connected together and a good ( safe ) idea is to connect this junction to mains EARTH ( as it would be in an oven ! ! ) ... ( tried - n - tested ) ...... DAVE™🛑

Don't stand in water while playing with this stuff.

A teen died doing this experiment so watch out maybe you should finish college first before attempting this

Im usin a 10,000 volt trancformer

@AJThePotato

9 ай бұрын

Damn where did you get that from

Why is it called a Jacob's Ladder tho?

@TheOfficialDjProduct

4 жыл бұрын

Jacob's ladder was a biblical term for a ladder or stairs, a means of elevation, for angels to get to Heaven. I assume it is called that as a play on the fact that messing around with this could kill you.

@ericklopes4046

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheOfficialDjProduct Lol good point

Americans have an expression. Yankee ingenuity. What is the expression for British ingenuity?

You can make it yourself, just loook and learn from INPLIX .

Be highly careful..the experiment looks really cool..but u need to have a very good experience in electricity and electrical equipment, as jacobs ladder operates on a very high voltage...preferably an emphasis on college physics or electrical engineering is required...a 15 year kid passed away in ohio after conducting the experiment..

Dont let your kids play with a fucking microwave then...

DO NOT TRY IT OUT... A KID 15Y/O JUST DIED TRYING TO DO THIS... SO PLEASE JUST DONT DO IT... DOESNT WORHT TO RISK YOUR LIFE... IT IS NOT EVEN IMPRESSIVE

Some 15 year old kid just died trying to do this

@MegaXwillx

8 жыл бұрын

+Surggeeo 12 thats why I'm here

@fall0004

8 жыл бұрын

+Surggeeo 12 The same info brought me here

@andrewchan4531

8 жыл бұрын

+Surggeeo 12 Ik. :P saw it on tomonews an hour after they posted a video on the boys death

@nolanw6623

8 жыл бұрын

I know, he was my dads cousins son. 😭😭😭😭

@Marticus518

8 жыл бұрын

+Surggeeo 12 Darwinism at work

Some guy died doing this :/

@chrisshadow49

8 жыл бұрын

+Carl Brutananadilewski no

@carlbrutananadilewski

8 жыл бұрын

+DeezTheBuilder minecwaf

@chrisshadow49

8 жыл бұрын

+Carl Brutananadilewski yes

@carlbrutananadilewski

8 жыл бұрын

DeezTheBuilder it's too bad your autistic ass isn't the one who died in the experiment

@carlbrutananadilewski

8 жыл бұрын

+DeezTheBuilder star wars what? your insults fall flat because you are literally to young to move out of your parents house.