That’s a mercury arc rectifier right? And old school way for doing AC to DC electricity. They’re super old school and get HOT, but they can run for decades.
this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2025
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You're sure it doesn't raise the dead? It looks like it raises the dead
Good use of the bloopin song
is that heiny as close as it looks to the spinning oscillator??? 🤔 precarious 🤔🤔🤔
So fucking cool. The science with the music. Fuck yea
The sound is not necessary