power company radio

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Name of Myth: Power Grid Radio


History/Background of the Myth:
Remember the episode when Adam and Jaime made the big pvc supported electric coil and then placed near a power line hoping to bleed power off. It will work if you follow this logic. The answer is a RLC circuit!

An RLC circuit (also known as a resonant circuit or a tuned circuit) is an electrical circuit consisting of a resistor (R), an inductor (L), and a capacitor (C), connected in series or in parallel. This configuration forms a harmonic oscillator.

Tuned circuits have many applications particularly for oscillating circuits and in radio and communication engineering. They can be used to select a certain narrow range of frequencies from the total spectrum of ambient radio waves. For example, AM/FM radios with analog tuners typically use an RLC circuit to tune a radio frequency. Most commonly a variable capacitor is attached to the tuning knob, which allows you to change the value of C in the circuit and tune to stations on different frequencies.





So what does this mean?

Essentially you hook up a resistor (your speakers) (R), a capacitor (your tuner) (C), and an inductor (L) Coil.

Maximum voltage (sound) is experienced when you vary the capacitance (turn tuner knob) of the circuit in relationship to a fixed inductor (L) and the resonant frequency of the circuit matches the radio frequency.

I PERSONALLY SAW A PHISYCS TEACHER LIGHT A LIGHTBULB ACCROSS A ROOM USING NOTHING BUT A TRANSMITTER AND A LIGHTBULB CONNECTED TO A RLC CIRCUIT!

High tension power lines emit huge amounts of inductance; it is like a huge radio station tower that transmits at 60 hertz. A radio station transmits lets say 100 megahertz so when your RLC circiut resonant frequency matches 100 megahertz the station comes in and you recieve voltage accross the resistor which is the speaker. why cant you make a RLC circuit (RADIO) which tunes to 60 hertz like that of electrical supply lines? You could find a large enough capacitor and an inductor that have a resonant frequency of 60 hertz, place a resistor (which could be any electrical appliance)and a big antenna like the one on the show you guys already made,and effectively bleed power from the power company with this harmonic oscillator.

look up RLC Circuit on Wikipedia for more details.

This will work; I can go to power lines on a local dairy and it will light up a flourescent tube, that is powerful inductance that will drive this power machine. I was told to be hush hush about it by a physics professor at USF Tampa Fl, Dale Spurgin! Just run this by Grant; he will understand this better. You could blow this out of the water guys. Grant I know you can make this! I love you Kerri!

This WILL stick it to the man!

Love the show. Sean Sgonzoman@aol.com

Hypothesis of the Test: IF you design a RLC circuit that oscillates (or tunes in) at 60 hertz and place an antenna near a power line, one can stick it to the man effectively bleeding power off the grid.

Ideal MythBuster(s) to Conduct the Test: Grant to design the circuit and have Adam and Jamie make different size and shapes of antenna. and of course Keri.......I Love you Keri.


Best Method to Conduct the Test: Design the circuit and place antenna near power lines and connect a load and see how many amps are made; perhaps connect a voltage rectifier and stepper transformer and you could charge and maintain a car battery similar to a solar panel


My Prediction: Confirmed check out this link- rlc circuit

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