Talk:Jacob's ladder (toy)

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[edit] Movie help

If you can turn .MOV into Ogg/Theora, I'd like some help. I made a movie of this toy in use and I'd like to include it in the article, but Commons won't accept .MOV and the software I would need to convert it scares me a bit. I'd be happy to email the file to you, or even work out some anonymous transfer if you figure out a way that suits you and are willing to explain it to me.--Joel 03:50, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

I've had a response. Soon, we might have video here. --Joel 04:41, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Update: The video is up. I'll go ahead and put a "media" link to it on the page.

I have removed, "'It is also a hard to get flower in the Nintendo D.S. title: Animal Crossing Wild World. It can be achived by having a perfect town for several days." from the article. If this does belong in the article it needs to make the context of its relevancy clear. Thanks. User:JCarriker (this message was added by JoanneB, as Jay's struggling to get himself un-autoblocked) 08:41, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

This wikipedia article needs a disambiguation page. A "Jacob's Ladder" is also a science toy that draws an AC arc across a pair of nearly parallel vertical rabbit-ear electrodes. As the arc heats and ionizes the air, the column of air between the electrodes is seen to rise, drawing the arc upward with it. These devices were popular as a prop for mad scientist laboratories portrayed on television and movie serials in the 1940's and 1950's.

[edit] Cleanup

This article needs serious work - First of all, half of the article is devoted to a "how-to", which is irrelevant and could instead be linked to. Secondly, extensive use of "I" and lack of encyclopedic content/voice —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.218.46.235 (talk) 01:14, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

The drawing is incorrect. There are three ribbons, but they alternate in a weave with one, then two ribbons; otherwise there is no hinge. The picture also shows ony two blocks, which obviously can not work to perform the illusion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eugens (talk • contribs) 16:06, 16 May 2008 (UTC)