Tesla Universe featured on National Geographic's Rocket City RednecksGot my DVR set... Posted by DaveH at January 10, 2013 10:48 AM
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We just learned that National Geographic has made some changes. The episode featuring Tesla Universe is now called �Lightning Gun� and will air at 9:30pm ET/PT on January 10.
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Earlier this year I was contacted by the producer of the National Geographic TV series Rocket City Rednecks for assistance with a season 2 episode involving a Tesla coil. I'm not going to give away the details, but Phillip and I did three separate shoots with them for the upcoming �DIY Death Ray� episode which is scheduled to air December 20 at 9:30pm ET/PT.
Here's a description of the episode:Yeap, you guessed it, I'm the local mad scientist...�No gunpowder or bullets... in Alabama?! Travis thinks it's high time that modern weaponry evolved - after all, gunpowder is a thousand-year-old invention. He predicts that beam technology is the wave of the future. But building an actual ray weapon proves to be more challenging than Travis expected. After a failed experiment that destroys Mama Taylor's brand-new microwave, the guys ask a local mad scientist for help with high-voltage technology. Together, they convert a giant Tesla coil into a weapon by attaching a 'gun' made from an old pressure washer hooked up to a can of argon gas. With all this high voltage, can the Rednecks cook up something that kills the bad guys without killing themselves?�
Cameron B. Prince
Local mad scientist and Tesla Universe Webmaster