Tesla Coil Car Security: When Deterring Thieves Just Isn’t Good Enough

by Sean Fallon on February 21, 2007

in Misc. Gadgets

Tesla-Coil Auto Security

If you would prefer to kill any would-be car thieves as opposed to merely deterring them, the Tesla-coil automobile protector might be right up your alley.

A 4-inch coil attached to a boom placed on the roof of a car will create the spectacle you see above. The designer, Australia’s own Peter Terren, calls the ring of electricity the Eye of Sauron, after the character in the Lord of the Rings.

I doubt that this product will actually go into production anytime soon, but it sure looks menacing doesn’t it?

SciFi Tech

  • jack

    i doubt that would actually kill anyone… :[

  • Sean Fallon

    I would hope not – unless you are a car thief with a pacemaker or something.

  • http://tesladownunder.com Tesladownunder

    That is my photo. Check out the video of that effect for a laugh.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nRqbQr7VGk

  • Sean Fallon

    That was funny, thanks for the video Tesladownunder.

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