Muscial Tesla coils

Nikola would be proud, IMO. He was a genius when it came to electricity. Yes, Thomas Edison discovered how to harness the power of DC (direct current, a consistent flow of electricity) electricity which is what most of our appliances use and what batteries supply but Tesla harnessed the power of AC (alternating current, the "flow" fluctuates in a sine wave pattern (a very brief and simple description) which can easily be carried though smaller wires. If we only had DC power our power lines would be several feet thick.

Nikola invented what was later called a "Tesla Coil", similar to a plasma sphere globe but with no globe and the lightning bolts that shoot out of it put on an incredible display.

Well, it seems people have taken this invention further. They connect one to the sound output of a PC or the MIDI output of a keyboard and play music with the Tesla coil. Yes, music. I've wanted to build a basic Tesla coil and still plan to when I have some disposable income.

Well, I've found a few YouTube movies featuring musical Tesla coils and what better demonstration than classic games from the NES?

First, the Legend of Zelda!


It is short and sweet but the next one takes the prize, Super Mario Brothers!


I'd love to see someone do Bach's Tocatta and Fugue in G Minor.