> > I'll see your fluro starter and raise  you a line of metal can
> transistors
> > in the lab power sockets and then turn the mains on.
>
> When I was a kid I wanted to see what would happen if you plugged
> in one of
> those little neon lights *without* that silly series resistor.
>
> But, the best one was in college where I plugged in a telephone
> mouthpiece.
> This produced a spectacular 1m orange flame shooting out straight, along
> with a very satifying bang and evil looking smoke.

I remember as a kid, I had some 40ga wire, an automobile coil, an
oscillator, a battery and an available toilet seat.  No bang or smoke but
still very loud and messy.

My brother was, should we say, pissed off.

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