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Franklin flies his fateful kite–while angels that look suspiciously his younger self repeat some of his earlier electrical experiments in the background.
electricity

Shocking Scenes From Benjamin Franklin's Experimental Electricity Parties

Cara Giaimo January 6, 2016
HAARP Antenna Grid with Electrical Transformers
Gakona, Alaska

H.A.A.R.P.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.
electrical oddities

The Weird History of Hand Dryers Will Blow You Away

Ernie Smith August 24, 2015
science

Nervous System Hookup Leads to Telepathic Hand-Holding

Cara Giaimo June 10, 2015
Los Angeles, California

Griffith Observatory’s Tesla Coil

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Temple of Power
Marblemount, Washington

Temple of Power

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.
Insulator Ranch
Quilchena, British Columbia

Insulator Ranch

A colorful collection of scavenged glass bells decorates this Canadian ranch.
IJsselstein, Netherlands

Gerbrandy Tower

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.
abandoned

A Temple to the Electrical Dawn: Budapest’s Abandoned Art Deco Power Station

Jennifer Walker August 4, 2014
abandoned

The Soviet Lightning Machine Abandoned in a Russian Forest

Allison Meier July 10, 2014
Permanently Closed
Lobby house phone
New York, New York

New York's Oldest Phone Number

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.
Istra, Russia

Abandoned Marx Generator

A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.
The Palace Light bulb
Fort Worth, Texas

The Palace Light Bulb

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.
Churchill Falls Generating Station, 900 feet underground.
Division No. 10, Subd. D, Newfoundland and Labrador

Churchill Falls Generating Station

This underground power plant looks more like a super-villian's lair than a public work.
Note Leyh in the sphere.
Kaukapakapa, New Zealand

Electrum

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.
Budapest, Hungary

Elektrotechnikai Múzeum

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.
A model of the Marconi's original Table Head station at Glace Bay.
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Marconi National Historic Site

Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.
Asbury Park, New Jersey

Silverball Museum Arcade

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.