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Faraday cages

Robin McShaffry holds a fluorescent light bulb as it is lit up by the sparks emanating from a Tesla coil and hitting the Faraday Cage in the “Science” area of Richard Garriott de Cayeux’s “End of the World Soiree” dress rehearsal in Austin, Texas, December 19, 2012. Picture taken December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Erich Schlegel (UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) – TM3E8CK0YP001
Robin McShaffry holds a fluorescent light bulb as it is lit up by the sparks emanating from a Tesla coil and hitting the Faraday Cage in the “Science” area of Richard Garriott de Cayeux’s “End of the World Soiree” dress rehearsal in Austin, Texas, December 19, 2012. Picture taken December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Erich Schlegel (UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) – TM3E8CK0YP001
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