Mrfixitrick's Tesla Tornado Tube is a powerful vortex inside a metre-high clear poly tube. With appropriate lighting and sparkles, it makes for a wonderful alternative Christmas tree! The vortex generator is based on a Tesla disc pump design patented by Nikola Tesla in the early 1900's. ( US Patent # 1061142) Tesla's disc pump, like his fabulous disc turbine, made use of the principles of boundary-layer adhesion of fluids, and viscosity, to create its action. The magnetic CD disc pack inside this Tesla Tornado Tube, is driven magnetically by an external 12-volt Subaru blower motor with a magnetic flywheel. For more info and build instructions, see my instructable at www.instructables.com Background music is from the new PC game "Tesla", created by EJ Gold and folks at GODDGames.com In the game, help Mrfixitrick find the 7 missing parts of the Spooky Tesla Spirit Radio! The game "Tesla" is available at www.goddgames.com
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