Anyone who saw this movie can think of magic being a real amazing thing. All congrats to Edison, and specially Tesla for their contribution in the creation for Energy, Power, and even magic?
My question to this, from one scene in the movie "The Prestige", Tesla, put one hand on the magicians arms, and gave a him a light bulb to hold in the other hand.. weird enough, the light turned on, and Tesla stated, " That the body can give enough energy to turn on the lamp" Is this true? If many people hold up one another, can there be enough Current to make a lamp turn on?>
2007-01-28 04:47:08 · 3 answers · asked by Shawn Miller 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The statement in itself is true, we do have the energy but we cannot conduct the energy because you need a higher threshold to do that, like holding a live wire, something i wouldn't advice anyone to try
2007-01-30 19:37:21 · answer #1 · answered by flying_phoenix 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have not seen the movie which you described but the phenomenon is this: high frequency AC current tends to pass through the surface of the conductor, in this case, the human body, without causing much harm (remember, the electric shock which hurts is caused by passage of electric current through the human body, not just the skin). So, what Tesla used to do is to probably touch the High Frequency High Voltage coil with one hand and touch the other person with another hand and ask that person to hold the bulb. See Tesla Coil in the science book or on internet for a thorough explanation.
2007-01-28 13:16:59 · answer #2 · answered by Swamy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Didn't see the movie, but I did see an episode of Mythbusters on Discovery channel and they were doing something like this. I seem to remember that the more people in the chain, the weaker the glow in the bulb because current gets lost along the way...sorry so vague!
2007-01-28 12:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by Ellie S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋