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Nikola Tesla gave the coil its name

White Rabbit Project

Nikola Tesla gave the coil its name. The Serbian-American invented it in 1891. Tesla was...

White Rabbit Project • S01E01 • 2016

Nikola Tesla gave the coil its name. The Serbian-American invented it in 1891. Tesla was eccentric.
He had a phobia about women's earrings and believed he came
from the planet Venus, but he's considered a genius
for his work on wireless electricity and his supercharging coil. So, how much super-power
can we generate from the coil? The input,
it's only about 40 amps at 240 volts

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Nikola Tesla gave the coil its name.

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The Serbian-American invented it in 1891.

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Tesla was eccentric. He had a phobia about women's earrings

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and believed he came from the planet Venus,

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but he's considered a genius for his work on wireless electricity

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and his supercharging coil.

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So, how much super-power can we generate from the coil?

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The input, it's only about 40 amps at 240 volts.

Duration

28 seconds

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24

Timestamp in Movie

00:14:53

Uploaded

Oct 31, 2025

Season

1

Episode

1

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Movie Summary

Scientists investigate unusual events from pop culture, science and history.