Tesla coils are used to generate extremely high voltages and are capable of expelling this stored energy as lightning-like bolts of electricity. While they are obviously rather dangerous, they look downright fantastic. We’ve compiled a gallery of our favorites from Tesla Down Under and Tesla Systems.  Enjoy!

Let the madness begin:

Combine a high voltage electrode and a motor and you can create an electric force field ring around your laptop. Note that all these photos are real, no photoshopping.  Read more about the project.

Super Mario Electricity:

Evil Mad Scientist Style:

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