Exploding a Potato with Defibrillator Capacitor

July 5, 2007

Written by: Alan Parekh at 5:14 am. Filed under Crazy Hacks, Funny Hacks, Insane Equipment

This video of a Potato Exploding with the discharge of a Defibrillator Capacitor is very impressive. The 54uF/4200V capacitor was charged up to 3000VDC prior to the discharge. If I ever have a heart attack I think I might just tough it out and hope for the best.

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5 Responses to “Exploding a Potato with Defibrillator Capacitor”

Macka Says:
July 5th, 2007
Thats one heck of an explosion
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July 5th, 2007
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joebob Says:
July 5th, 2007
heheyeheheheheh*tweak*heheheh*twitch*hahahaaaaaa
Mitten Says:
July 5th, 2007
Defib capacitor + coil + metal slug = ?
Jehu Says:
July 5th, 2007
Just shows how tough our hearts are.