High Voltage Erosion: 15,000 Volts Travels Through Wood

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Pratt student [EMAIL="[email protected]"]Melanie Hoff connected cables carrying 15,000 volts of electricity to a large plank of wood and then documented the results. Surprisingly the areas around each contact point don’t simply catch on fire or burn in a circle, but rather traverse outward in a fractal-like pattern, like lighting in slow motion. Watch it all unfold above

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Wow