The Jacob’s Ladder is one such piece of arc-generating ... and a new arc forms at the bottom of the device, repeating the process. It’s a fun build that would make an excellent desk toy ...

I certainly wouldn’t want to be on a moving platform with a Jacob’s Ladder device and a lot of flapping bed sheets. The device consists of two wires held close together. Beneath them is a ...

The Jacob’s Ladder is an electrical device named after a biblical “ladder to Heaven”, consisting of a pair of vertically oriented conductors that spread apart vertically. These conductors ...

Of the movie’s many amazing machines (real and imagined), the Jacob’s Ladder is perhaps the most iconic. It consists of two vertical wires, connected by a buzzing electrical arc that slowly ...