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5 things to do with old TVs

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Here's a collection of 5 things you can do with old TVs: Plasma globe, Tesla coil, Scope/Audio fun, Jacob's ladder and a computer case - Link.

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Posted by: MikeCat on May 25, 2006 at 8:29 AM

Tesla Coil? Bring on the ER goodness! That looks like a whole lot of fun!

Posted by: airship on May 25, 2006 at 10:46 AM

Maybe this is obvious, but you can do these things with old CRT computer monitors, too. With so many of us upgrading to LCDs in the past couple of years, this might be a good way to recycle some CRT parts.

Posted by: francesnash on May 31, 2006 at 12:55 PM

It looks like a medieval torture device.

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