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title: "Ripping apart soda cans with an Electromagnet"
description: "ArcAttack is a band that performs at the (http://makerfaire.com/bay-area/), among other places. They feature massive signing Telsa coils. (Here's a video I show when I saw…"
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author: "James Lewis"
date: "2016-12-23T15:31:09Z"
lastmod: "2022-03-31T01:11:18Z"
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# Ripping apart soda cans with an Electromagnet


ArcAttack is a band that performs at the [Bay Area Maker Fare](http://makerfaire.com/bay-area/), among other places. They feature massive signing Telsa coils. (Here's a video I show when I saw [ArcAttack in 2013](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brmLW_t6bbo).) Singing Telsa coils are awesome. Everyone knows that. Which is why I found when [Dianna Cowern, the Physics Girl](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7DdEm33SyaTDtWYGO2CwdA), visited the band [ArcAttack](http://arcattack.com), electromagnets are just as cool. In addition to talking about their music, ArcAttack's Joe does something amazing. He [splits an aluminum soda can with just an electromagnet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXOa66-k9MA).

There are a few other neat tricks and some slow-motion stuff too. Near the end, he compresses a quarter with the scariest magnet setup I've ever seen. This video is definitely worth watching if you like anything related to Tesla coils--or electricity!