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What Happens When You Electrify Plants?

Posted August 04, 2012 4:29 PM

From Neatorama:

If you're photographer Robert Buelteman, you get absolutely gorgeous works of art. Of course, it's not just a matter of hooking a plant up to a battery. Buelteman shocks the plants with 80,000 volts of electricity and then uses a fiber optic wire to light paint the image, making it look even more shockingly beautiful. Link Via Laughing Squid

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08/05/2012 6:48 AM

Link is down at this time, probably a server problem....

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08/05/2012 3:02 PM

Tiny unheard screams of terror? Confessions to crimes that never took place?

It becomes Christmas? You suddenly have a dog that's afraid to go outside? Fire hazard? You become known as a " Mad Scientist " ?

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08/05/2012 3:25 PM

Reminds me of Kirlian photography:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirlian_photography

and better images:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirlian_photography
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08/06/2012 4:44 AM

Interesting choice of plant. If he light it up does he inhale?
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08/06/2012 5:41 AM

It becomes the world's most aesthetic power plant? [/groan]
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