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Re: What are those things called...

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From: James Mihaychuk
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 18:10
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In article <1992Jul23.214214.8574@microplex.com> hsk@microplex.com (Harjeet Kalsi) writes:
>I know I've seen them in physics labs (including mine when I was in school) 
>but forgotten what this "box" with two antennas, that has a high
>voltage spark travelling between the antennas from bottom to top,
>is called.
>
>hsk@microplex.com

My high school physics teacher told me it was called a Jacob's Ladder, although
there might be other names.
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