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Even better: some crazy Russian/Ukrainian kids listening to the local radio station through weeds (and occasionally getting some minor RF burns): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82s5Q3GIO9I
Wow, can anyone explain this?
There used to be stories, not entirely urban legend, of people who lived close to AM towers hearing the station in the wiring of their home, or in their dental appliances. Not impossible, considering that many AM stations broadcast with 50kW of power (like the one in this video) and can be received across a large swath of the country.
Why were they shorting out the tower? (What was the purpose of the cable)
What are those rubber things?
What would happen to a bird that landed on the tower (not grounded)
What about a large metal helicopter (if it didn't crash)?
Even better: some crazy Russian/Ukrainian kids listening to the local radio station through weeds (and occasionally getting some minor RF burns): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82s5Q3GIO9I
I don't think I'd want even minor RF burns - nasty nasty stuff.
Wow, can anyone explain this?
The voltage applied to the cable is directly proportional to the audio signal, overlaid on a ~1 MHz carrier. All you need is a mechanism that transforms those voltages into vibrations or pressure waves. Presumably, since it seems to happen only when he's striking an arc, it's related to the local heating of the air in the gap ... But I guess it could be electromagnetically induced vibrations of the cable or the tower…
Reminds me of a Gilligan's Island episode, Hi Fi Gilligan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x1XHv0sxro
Wow, can anyone explain this?
Same way as a plasma speaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJpn2PzhvP4
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think I'd want even minor RF burns - nasty nasty stuff.
What makes it worse than just a burn or a burn due to an electrical shock?
(Or so I'm told. So far I've been able to avoid experiencing one myself.)