Trumpy, you're not as far off-topic as you might think.
Nearly a dacade ago, a amn called an all night radio show (known for entertaining 'unusual' topics), claiming to have built a time machine.
He had stolen step-down transformers from the power company, and hooked them up in such a manner that a high-voltage arc passed across his front porch. This was his "time machine."
The host- who is quite knowlegeable in things electric- timidly asked him if he had tried the machine. The man replied that, while he personally had not, he had 'tested' it by tossing some loose coins into the arc- where they disappeared in a blinding flash of light. He went on to explain that he was still waiting for the coins to re-appear, so that he could "calibrate" the device!
[This message has been edited by renosteinke (edited 10-06-2005).]
