Technabob » coil http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Coil Lamp Uses Extension Cord for Power and Looks http://technabob.com/blog/2009/10/10/coil-lamp-craighton-berman/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/10/10/coil-lamp-craighton-berman/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:34:50 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=21271 It’s extremely rare – if not unheard of – for me to write two posts about the same person in a row. However, while I was researching designer Craigton Berman‘s totally awesome LEGO remote control concept, I came across this lamp over on his website and just had to mention it.

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Berman’s Coil Lamp is one of those “why didn’t I ever think of that” designs. It’s so simple and elegant in concept, but striking at the same time. You see, the Coil Lamp is simply a table lamp made from a 100-foot orange extension cord, wrapped around an acrylic frame.

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When fully-assembled, the Coil Lamp is a striking addition to any room, but when you look at the raw elements of the lamp, you’ll be scratching your head saying “that’s all there is?” This is truly a case where the whole is much greater than the sum of its parts.

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You can order the Coil Lamp over at Craighton Berman’s website. The D.I.Y. version (B.Y.O. extension cord) retails for $75 (USD), while a hand-coiled edition, signed and numbered by the artist sells for $150 bucks.

Nice touch there with the coiled CFL lightbulb there!

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/10/10/coil-lamp-craighton-berman/feed/ 9 This Car Protected by Half a Million Volts of Electricity http://technabob.com/blog/2007/02/18/this-car-protected-by-half-a-million-volts-of-electricity/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/02/18/this-car-protected-by-half-a-million-volts-of-electricity/#comments Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:00:55 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/02/18/this-car-protected-by-half-a-million-volts-of-electricity/ Eye of Sauron,… the theft deterrent device generates hundreds]]> This theft prevention device is sure to scare off even the most hardened criminal. The custom-built Tesla coil emits a massive purple electrical field around the owners car, making thieves think twice before even looking at this car.

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Named after Tolkien’s Eye of Sauron, the theft deterrent device generates hundreds of thousands of volts of electricity to create an amazing and ominous light show. The Australian builder of this project achieved this incredible effect by rotating an aluminum conductor rod around the orbit of the coil, then capturing it with a time lapse photograph.

Now if only there were a way to make this thing portable, they’d sell millions.

[via Neatorama]

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