Tag: tesla
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Tesla’s New Roadster May Become The Fastest Production Car Ever. Period.
Tesla’s big announcement yesterday was the reveal of their electric semi-truck boasting a mile-range in the neighborhood of 500 miles per charge, and including some self-driving capabilities. That’s all well and good (actually it may be industry-changing), but this is OhGizmo, we need something more exciting than an electric truck. Enter the new Tesla Roadster.…
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Buy a Brick, Help Build the Nikola Tesla Museum
The Oatmeal’s Matthew Inman is a huge fan of Nikola Tesla. So much so that he’s made several comics explaining the awesomeness of Nikola and his contributions to the field of electricity. Back in 2012, Inman launched a crowdfunding campaign to buy the property of Tesla’s former laboratory. Now he’s back on Indiegogo with another campaign,…
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Do-It-Yourself Mjölnir: Thor’s Hammer Plus a Tesla Coil Equals 80,000 Volts of Fun
Without his hammer, Thor is pretty much just an average guy. His Mjölnir gives him power and it seems like he’s just lost without it. If you thirst for power like that of Thor’s, then here’s a bit of good news: you can now make your own Mjölnir. You won’t suddenly develop god-like good looks or grow…
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Tesla CEO Offers Damning Refutal To NYT’s Negative Model S Review
On February 8th, the New York Time’s Josh Broder released a scathing review of the Tesla Model S, claiming it was unfit for cold weather driving. The problem was, according to Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, there were factual inaccuracies in the piece. Matter of fact, according to him, the review “was fake” and he would…
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House Of The Rising Sun Played On A Pair Of Tesla Coils
I’m home, bored on a Saturday evening, so here’s an oldie but goodie for those of you doing the same and stumbling upon a rare weekend OhGizmo! post in your Interweb meanderings. It’s The Animals’ House Of The Rising Sun played on a pair of Tesla coils. Yes, there’s sparks galore and yes it’s as…
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Tesla Model S Does Quarter Mile In The Twelves
We knew the Tesla Model S was fast, but when we read that it was doing the quarter mile consistently in the 12s. region, we were blown away. “This past weekend at the Palm Beach International Raceway in Florida, the National Electric Drag Racing Association awarded the Tesla Model S its stamp of officiation for…
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oneTesla: Fancy Building Your Very Own DIY Singing Tesla Coil?
If you paid attention in all your science classes, then you know very well who Nikola Tesla is. If you didn’t but paid attention to the Oatmeal, then you’ll probably agree that Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived. Aside from his numerous inventions in numerous fields, most of which he didn’t get credit…