Cool Videos: Oh, by the hammer of Thor! A fan made Mjolnir at 80,000 volts

By Jesse Giroux

Posted 13 years ago

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

One thing I absolutely love is a nerd with a creative mind and too much time on his or her hands. I'm not being sarcastic at all: I think it's really fascinating to see what people will create when they feel inspired, have an idea or are just simply bored.

You might be familiar with the Youtube channel Hack a Day. It's the same channel that brought us a slightly working Portal gun and a bug zapping Lightsaber. Now they've created a "fully" functioning Mjolnir, the hammer that is wielded by the mighty Thor. Using Tesla coils, a rechargeable battery, foam, PVC pipe and leather, they've created a hammer that will shoot lightening just like the "real" one. I've also included the "How it was made" video so if you want to go as Thor for Halloween and really impress some people you can make your own. Just make sure you have some knowledge on Tesla coils before you start this as a project. Have you ever been electrocuted? It sucks. A lot.

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Jesse Giroux

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Favorite Movies: American Beauty/Psycho/Splendor/History X, 12 Monkeys, Schindler's List, About Schmidt, Fargo, Blazing read more Saddles, Bringing Out the Dead, Rushmore, Dark City, The Dark Knight, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Funny Games, God Bless America, High Fidelity, Igby Goes Down, L.A. Confidential, Leon, Magnolia, Memento, Shaun of the Dead, Se7en, Reservoir Dogs, Adaptation, There Will be Blood, Happiness, I Heart Huckabees, Grosse Pointe Blank, Frailty, The Vengeance Trilogy, In Bruges, Sunshine, Scanners, Team America, City of God, Four Lions, Requiem for a Dream, The Blues Brothers, The Road, Tae Gook Gi, Children of Men

Likes: Hunter S. Thompson, comics, Doonesbury, anything involving Graham Linehan and Charlie read more Brooker, people having nightmares after I've made them watch Jam, Beck, David Grohl, hard ciders, PT Anderson, Stephen King, Dylan Moran, Big Fat Quiz of the Year, cupcakes, The Boondocks, Andy Kaufman, Bill Murray

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